Los Angeles Center Studios

Los Angeles Center Studios, is a 20-acre film production studio located in the City West neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.^[1]

Los Angeles Center Studios
Location within Los Angeles
Former names	Union Oil Center
General information
Location	450 South Bixel Street Los Angeles, California 90017
Coordinates	34.055393°N 118.26109°W / 34.055393; -118.26109
Groundbreaking	1955
Completed	April 1958
Design and construction
Architect	William Pereira
Architecture firm	Pereira & Luckman
Main contractor	Del E. Webb Construction Company

History

The main building opened in April 1958 as the Union Oil Center and served as the headquarters of Union Oil Company of California.^[2][3] 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 20-acre complex includes six film production sound stages, ten buildings, three streets and a private park.^[2] The main gate is located at 450 South Bixel Street.^[4]

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.^[1] The studio's distinctive main building and bridge appear as exterior shots of the Los Angeles FBI office in the TV series Numb3rs.^[5]