Los Angeles — Portrait of a City

Location, Location, Location
Downtown Los Angeles plays host to a rooftop shoot in 1922. During the decade, the film industry used L.A. as a ready-made film set, making movies on its streets and in its buildings, helping turn the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford into even bigger stars.

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