Queens · NYC landmark
Famous Players-Lasky Studio / Kaufman Astoria Main Building
35-11 35th Avenue · Queens, New York City
A large early film studio records New York movie production and the Army’s use of film for training.
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NYFE Summary
Famous Players-Lasky used this building as its eastern film-production headquarters. Silent features and later sound films were made here before Paramount moved its own production work to California. Independent filmmakers continued to use the studio.
During World War II, the Army turned the complex into a center for training and other films. Large windows and deep bays give the long concrete street front its industrial scale. The historic building is part of the Astoria production complex rather than an open museum.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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