Aerial view of the Universal City Studios lot, 1940s

Aerial view of the 'New Universal Studios', c.1936 (photo research Dennis Dickens)

Aerial view of the Universal City Studios lot, 1943. Photo from the Los Angeles Public Library Photo Catalog.

Front lot c.1970s. Image copyright & used with permission: Repository Name: California State University, Northridge. Oviatt Library. Urban Archives Center Collection: Valley Federal Savings Collection

Front lot in 1978. Photo from The Universal Story by Clive Hirschhorn, 1983.

Front lot in late 1920s. Stage 28 is the largest building on the frontlot, and the backlot area is off to the right, in the position currently occupied by the hotels and parking structures.