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Historic movie lot that gave Studio City its name to get $1 billion makeover

New plans for Radford Studio Center in Studio City call for reopening a long-gone entrance off Ventura Boulevard and the addition of new offices.

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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