Historic movie lot that gave Studio City its name to get $1 billion makeover
by Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times
Feb 28, 2023
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES — Radford Studio Center, a storied movie lot in Studio City that has been home to generations of landmark television shows — including "Gunsmoke" and "Seinfeld" — is set to get a $1 billion upgrade to expand its facilities and bring them further into the digital age.
The owners of the lot formerly known as CBS Studio Center submitted plans to Los Angeles officials last week to revamp and enlarge the aging studio and broadcasting complex, adding as much as 1 million square feet of new soundstages, production facilities and offices.
Founded by movie comedy legend Mack Sennett in 1928, the lot became known as "Hit City" in the decades after
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