Death of the Lots: Auctioned, Abandoned, Redeveloped

The physical end: the 1970 MGM prop auction, Desilu and the 40 Acres lost to TV, Hal Roach squatted in by developers, the Warner Ranch demolished, Nickelodeon Studios gutted, the '89 Disney-MGM conversion — lots dying by sale, fire and condo.

Playlist by @inside.declineofthestudiolots.10fe

14 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Death of a Movie Studio: The MGM Auction 1970 — Culver City Historical Society
2. The Old MGM Film Studios — clyde beck
3. MGM Auction 1970 Video/Picture Montage — ThePropKing
4. M G M AUCTION - COLOUR - NO SOUND — British Movietone
5. MGM Lot 3 Revisited — The Phantom of The Backlots
6. The Andy Griffith Show & Desilu Locations — Gregslookback
7. EXCLUSIVE: INSIDE LUCILLE BALL AND DESI ARNAZ FIRST DESILU STUDIOS | Special Tour of Iconic Studio — SCOTT ON TAPE - Your Pop Culture Tour Guide
8. Desilu 40 Acres Backlot Television Memories from Desilu & RKO days — Gregslookback
9. Forgotten/Abandoned HAL ROACH Studios FOUND & Toured in Culver City CA! — Rick Nineg
10. Farewell Warner Ranch - Tearing Down Movie & T.V. History — 80s Life
11. The Sad Decline of Disney's Forgotten Backlot Tour — George Browning
12. 5 Abandoned Remnants of the Old MGM Studios — Offhand Disney
13. The Making of the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park (1989) — Progress City Public TV
14. Raw Video: Massive Fire at Universal Studios — Associated Press