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Fox Archives: 90th anniversary of the Fox Studio Lot

On Oct. 28, 1928, the Fox Studio Lot (then known as Movietone City) officially opened its doors with a commemorative dedication ceremony. At the time, the film industry was facing many changes as it shifted its focus toward including sound in motion pictures. William Fox, 20th Century Fox’s founding father, along with studio execs Winfield […]

FOX Sports celebrates its 25th birthday with second annual Founders Day

FOX Sports colleagues, talent and partners come together across the U.S. in honor of annual tradition Last week, FOX Sports celebrated its 25th season as a leader in sports broadcasting with its second annual Founders Day. FOX Sports’ offices across the U.S. took time out of their busy schedules to step away from their desks […]

Fox Archives: 30 Years Ago… ‘Die Hard’ (1988) and the creation of Nakatomi Plaza

In July 1988, the film “Die Hard” premiered in theaters across the U.S. The movie, produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Film, starred Bruce Willis as John McClane, a retired NYPD policer officer who, while attempting to reconcile with his wife during her work Christmas party, gets redirected into helping save hostages and stop […]

Fox Archives: Athletes visiting the Fox Studio lot

The Fox Studio has a longstanding tradition of hosting notable guests, including some distinguished athletes. The Company History collection is small sub-collection within the Fox Archives – these images represent a portion of the Company History photograph collection that is dedicated to events and lot visitors. Enjoy some photos from this collection below: [tcf_gallery id=”8455″] […]

Fox Vets celebrates Veterans Day with a BBQ for colleagues across LA

On Veterans Day last year, a plaque was installed on the Fox Lot in Los Angeles to honor all Fox colleagues who serve and have served in defense of the United States. In honor of Veterans Day this year, Fox Vets laid a wreath on the plaque and erected flags representing each branch of the military, […]

FOX Sports celebrates its 24th birthday with an inaugural Founders Day

FOX Sports launched in 1994 as a single network with just one sport. Now, it is paving the way in sports broadcasting. Last week, FOX Sports celebrated its birthday on the Fox Studios Lot in Los Angeles with an inaugural Founders Day, kicking off its 24th NFL season. During the celebration, which will now be […]

Fox Archives: The ‘West Lot’ and ‘East Lot’ on Western Avenue, where silent films, B movies and Fox TV productions were made

Few people are aware that the current Fox lot in Los Angeles is actually the third lot to be occupied by the company in the city. When William Fox expanded his film production to the West Coast from New York, he took over the former Selig Studio at 1845 Glendale Blvd. in Edendale (which is […]

Fox Archives: 88th anniversary of the dedication ceremony for the Fox Studio lot

Today, Oct. 28, is the 88th anniversary of the dedication ceremony for the Los Angeles Fox Studio lot. Below are aerial photographs of the lot, also known as Movietone City, showing how it has transformed over the decades. [tcf_gallery id=”3909″] The Fox Archives is mandated to collect, catalog, preserve and make accessible the following assets […]

Fox Archives: A look at the history of the Fox lot’s Building 86, dressing room to the stars

This photo, taken in 1934, shows the site where Building 86 would be built: The formal French garden, flanked by Avenue E on the left and Avenue D on the right, has “Movietone City” (the original name of the Fox lot, so named in honor of the sound-on-film process patented by Fox) sculpted in the […]