Los Angeles Center Studios is a film production studio located in the City West neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
History The main building opened in April 1958 as the Union Oil Center and served as the headquarters of Union Oil Company of California. The tower was designed by architect William Pereira. In 1996, Union Oil vacated the premises.
After the construction of six sound stages and renovation of the Unocal building, the studio opened in 1999. The complex includes six film production sound stages, ten buildings, three streets and a private park. The main gate is located at 450 South Bixel Street.
In 2006, the Los Angeles Times reported that with Dreamgirls and Numb3rs filming at the studio, the city's decades-old vision for City West was finally being fulfilled. The studio's distinctive main building and bridge appear as exterior shots of the Los Angeles FBI office in Numb3rs, as well as numerous other television shows.
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Official website List of titles with Los Angeles Center Studios as their location at IMDb
Los Angeles Center Studios at the Los Angeles Conservancy Photos at The Huntington Photo Essay: A Mid-Century Cathedral of the Oil Industry, Saved By Hollywood Article on the Union Oil Center's architecture , Informes de la Construcción Vol. 12, no. 111, May 1959