“Joining the colors” refers to joining the military. A common phrase back then.

The only thing you got wrong was that nyc is at the _other_ side of the GW bridge. It begins in Jersey so the primary side would be considered the Genesis pile-on , which being in New Jersey, makes NY on the “other” side, technically and officially, actually, so just to sort out the confusion for anyone else concerned with Ft Lee’s role in the origin of Hollywood. Also, the statute of liberties wasn’t French. It was assembled at the docks in Bayonne and by the Irish ☘️ not the French. Idk where they got that 1 from.

I lived at the corner of Franklin & Gower in the 90's and passed by these streets everyday and had no idea of the history until now, I enjoyed the trip down memory lane, Thanks...

Did anyone else notice the small detail at 5:23? It’s so cool!

Raised in Edendale in the 50s. It was appropriately named. We lived on Aaron st. in a rear house for $47 a month. From the earliest memories, we were a poor brown family living in a neighborhood where people were very friendly, with a splattering of Beatniks. It was wonderful, now I know why.

Excellent presentation

This broke my heart.

Love Hollywood history. Thanks for doing this.

Fantastic! Oscar Micheux I knew but not Noble Johnson back story. Awesome presentation.

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Movie Ramona was filmed at Warner Springs.

You had me until Scientology.

48:00 nothing has changed

As usual, Marc, you brilliantly enlighten with your knowledge and presentation! We met many times during my 20 years at Raleigh. I miss chatting with you!

I was told that a lot of women and other marginalized people became involved very early on in the movie business. They were getting in on the ground floor so to speak.

This was just wonderful! Thank you so much!

Thank you for mentioning Randolph Scott's horse. lol I just watched every Scott western from 1950 to 1962 and I had the same feeling about his horse. I even was trying to find info on that horse.

NO YOU ARE VERY WRONG ABOUT THE PERIOD YOU WERE DESCRIBING IN THE 1830'S. ZORRO WAS FIGHTING THE INJUSTICE AND CORRUPTION OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT WHICH WAS TAKING AWAY LAND FROM THE SPANISH LAND GRANT HOLDERS AND THE CATHOLIC MISSIONS SECULARIZIING THEM. IT'S A SHAME THAT YOU WERE ON A TV SHOW SET IN THE PERIOD AND GIVING A HISTORICAL LECTURE YET YOU CAN'T GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.

This could be a documentary series !

Mitchel and Kenyon in the North West were film pioneers around 1890.

The "Circle" of Anna Littles Photos coming back to YOU is TOTALLY the definition of "Karmic Circle of Life"!!!

Just heard you say you were the Historical Advisor on the Robert Downey Jr. Chaplin film, of which I owned the VHS until I lost most of my collection unfortunately. It is by far one of my MOST favorite movies I used to watch a couple times a week!!! I definitely recognize the Mack Sennet style studios from the pics you are showing n remember Sennet n Chaplin arguing about the skill of Mabel Normand as a director, n the fact that she wanted to be a director, as a woman in that era, was awesome to me,,!!! You are a TRUE FOUNDING FATHER of Hollywood's History n I am sooo glad I found this video of yours, Marc Wanamaker, today on Father's Day!!! What a wonderful win for me to find n enjoy at 67 yrs old as a retired entertainer, ballet dancer, exotic dancer, stage actress, singer, songwriter, n Burlesque Performer in the 1980's!!! I am an aficionado of ALL entertainment history, n STILL watch the black n white movies every night for a few hours one after another to try n fall asleep, as they were introduced to me by my Mom in the 1960's as a kid staying up late at night n watching them with her, n to me they are the BEST movies around now!!!!!

Did NOT know about Ramona character by Red Wing n her husband!!! How wonderful for the Native Americans to have this excellent moniker for beginning film studios in California!!!

What a great presentation!

The widespread popularity of the novel resulted in jurisdictions naming schools (Ramona High School in Riverside), streets, freeways (the San Bernardino Freeway was originally named the Ramona Freeway) and towns (unincorporated communities called Ramona in both Los Angeles and San Diego County) after the novel's heroine. Southern California became a tourist destination, as many people wanted to see the locations featured in the book. Its publication coincided with the opening of Southern Pacific Railroad's Southern California rail lines, which fed a tourism boom.[2] As a result, many sites across Southern California tried to emphasize their Ramona connections. Jackson died without having specified locations for her novel. Two places claimed to have inspired her work: Rancho Camulos, near Piru, and Rancho Guajome in Vista, as she had visited both before writing her novel.[2] Camulos became the most accepted "Home of Ramona" due to several factors. The description of Moreno Ranch is similar to the historic Rancho Camulos. Influential writers, such as George Wharton James and Charles Fletcher Lummis, avowed that it was so. When the Southern Pacific Railroad opened its main Ventura County line in 1887, it had a stop at Camulos. With the company engaged in a rate war,[13] the trip to Camulos became relatively easy and affordable for visitors. Finally, the Del Valle family of Camulos welcomed tourists: they exploited the association in marketing their products, labeling their oranges and wine as "The Home of Ramona" brand. In contrast, Guajome did not publicly become associated with Ramona until an 1894 article in Rural Californian made the claim. However, as the house was nearly four miles (6 km) from the nearest Santa Fe Railroad station, getting there was not so easy. Additionally, the Couts family, who owned the property, were not eager to have flocks of tourists on the grounds, possibly due to a falling out between author Jackson and Senora Couts.[2] Estudillo House in Old Town San Diego identified as "Ramona's Marriage Place"; the novel said briefly that Ramona was married in San Diego. Although no record existed of Jackson's having visited there, this house became a popular tourist destination. This status continued for years. Estudillo House was unique in marketing solely in terms of Ramona-related tourism. The caretaker sold pieces of the house to tourists, which hastened its deterioration. In 1907, the new owner John D. Spreckels hired architect Hazel Wood Waterman to remodel the house to more closely match descriptions in the novel. When the reconstruction was completed in 1910, the building reopened as a full-fledged Ramona tourist attraction.[2] Estudillo House's application for National Historic Landmark status was entitled "Casa Estudillo/Ramona's Marriage Place".[3] Other notable Ramona landmarks included "Ramona's Birthplace", a small adobe near Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, and the grave of Ramona Lubo on the Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians reservation. Writer George Wharton James called Lubo the "real Ramona."[14] Her life bore some resemblance to that of the fictional Ramona. Sixteen years after Lubo's death, in 1938 local people erected a "Ramona monument" at her gravesite. [2] The Ramona Pageant was a play adapted from the novel. It was staged outdoors, beginning in 1923 in Hemet. The pageant has been held here annually since. Most historians believe that the fictional Moreno Ranch is an amalgamation of various locations and was not intended to represent a single place.[2] As Carey McWilliams said in his book Southern California Country (1946): Picture postcards, by the tens of thousands, were published showing "the schools attended by Ramona," "the original of Ramona," "the place where Ramona was married," and various shots of the "Ramona Country." [...] It was not long before the scenic postcards depicting the Ramona Country had come to embrace all of Southern California.[15] Because of the novel's extraordinary popularity, public perception merged fact and fiction. California historian Walton Bean wrote: These legends became so ingrained in the culture of Southern California that they were often mistaken for realities. In later years many who visited "Ramona's birthplace" in San Diego or the annual "Ramona Pageant" at Hemet (eighty miles north of San Diego) were surprised and disappointed if they chanced to learn that Ramona was a (fictional) novel rather than a biography.[10] The novel contributed to the unique cultural identity of Southern California and the whole of the Southwest. The architecture of the missions had recently gained national exposure and local restoration projects were just beginning. Railroad lines to Southern California were just opening and, combined with the emotions stirred by the novel, the region suddenly gained national attention.[2] Mission Revival Style architecture became popular from about 1890 to 1915. Many examples still stand throughout California and other southwest areas.

The novel focuses on Ramona, who is half-Indian, and her Indian lover, Alessandro. As the story opens, Ramona is the ward of her aristocratic, haughty stepmother, Señora Moreno. Even though the romance is forbidden by Señora Moreno, Ramona falls in love with Alessandro, and they flee Moreno's hacienda and are married by a sympathetic priest.

So much better than the HollyWOKE CRAP they produce - to PREACH - and not create and entertain!

Thank you so much for your dedication in preserving this important history. I worked at Prospect & Talmadge for several years. Lived nearby so always appreciated the history in east Hollywood.

Magnificent presentation!

This is amazing, in this time of changing weather to see hollywood when everything was as it was,,, and what stories,,, I will have to track down more of Marc Wanamakers books and presentations,, american entrepeneurs at their best

This goes into my favorites file.⭐ Thanks! love this kind Hollywood history (with rare photos).🎥 Well done.👍👍

i would like to know more about the Essanay Studio that was at Venice and Catturagus

Hollywood's greatest special effect: NOT SHOWING ANY LATINOS IN MOVIES!

He always does the most comprehensive talks on early Los Angeles... bravo

Sorry to say but the MGM lot was a fire hazard, a ghetto of rotting antiquated buildings, which were never designed to withstand time or weather the elements. The 50s and 60s were hard on all the studios.

Contrary to popular belief this is not termite terrace this is the other building

This will be interesting, no doubt.

Can we identify everyone who appeared in these Gag reels?

I love how someone just has a big rifle at the beginning scene.

New to Culver City. The streets are filled with entertainment memories. So many nooks and crannies. Loved this presentation. Thanks for posting.

Love that video! So funny. Is it possible if I can find a vhs tape or a DVD that has that show? Just curious. Thank you so much for posting it

Enjoyed watching this interview, learned some great history about my family I never knew until I saw this while trying to research my family history from what little I knew, ty for sharing

It’s very sad to walk by the MGM lot now and see all the signage for Columbia Studios, and for great, classic Columbia films, which were not made anywhere on that lot. Unfortunately the business management of MGM was absolutely top-notch when Thalberg was alive but faded after that. By the 1950s MGM business management was just about the worst and, paradoxically, the young people taking over Columbia in the late 50s were some of the best in the industry, the Thalbergs of their age. I find it most unfortunate though sometimes when people who really love MGM feel that it’s almost disrespectful to mention the name of other studios. I do not think Bing Crosby was ever under contract to MGM. He was a huge movie star at Paramount, a huge star in radio, and a huge star as a recording artist. It in no way detracts from the accomplishments of the MGM studios to acknowledge that there were other great studios.

and not a mention of Marion Davies.

He was a disgusting pervert.

Excellent.

I love Culver City. I spent a lot of time there last year scouting out film locations for Hal Roach comedies.

Great footage of the now Culver Studios.

14:44

Absolutely perfect for Columbia and MGM's 100th anniversaries.