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A backlot is an area behind or adjoining a movie studio containing permanent exterior buildings for outdoor scenes in filmmaking or television productions, or space for temporary set construction.
RKO Forty Acres, a former backlot in Culver City, California
Coronation Street sets tour
Century City
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Century City is a 176-acre neighborhood and business district in central Los Angeles, California, United States. Located on the Westside to the south of Santa Monica Boulevard around 10 miles west of
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…Many were razed and the land was either sold to developers or repurposed for theme parks (e.g., Universal Studios Hollywood) or office buildings (e.g., Century City). Since the late 1990s, the increased use of CGI and blue/green screen effects in big budget movies has accelerated the decline in the use of studio…
Century City in 2009
A 2009 aerial view of Century City with the Fox Studio Lot visible in the lower left
Constellation Place, formerly MGM Tower, in Century City
Santa Monica Airport facing east toward Century City