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The concrete of the floor is six inches 

 in thickness, as are likewise the walls of 

 the buildings adjoining it. At the rear 

 of the stage are the dressing rooms, di- 

 rectors' offices, toilets and shower baths. 

 Hot and cold water, electricity and all 

 other modern conveniences 

 are features of the stage. 

 In the "acting" space there 

 are three pits, twelve feet 

 deep, which are intended 

 for water and basement 

 pictures. These pits are 10 

 by 20 feet in size and are 

 lined with concrete floors 

 and walls ten inches in 

 thickness. The stage has 

 two scene docks 50 by 120 

 feet, the roofs of which are 

 used to house the light dif- 



word. It has its own sewerage, water 

 supply and electric lighting systems, tele- 

 phones and telegraph service. Miss 

 Laura Oakley, a prominent actress, is 

 chief of police of the entire city, and 

 residents claim that the community is 



Various Scenes of Universal City: In 

 the Uppermost View, a Scene in the 

 Hospital of the City. In the Oval: 

 Isidor Bernstein, the Man Who Did 

 Much to Make Universal City What 

 It is Today. Above: The Mammoth 

 Outdoor Stage Where Many "Interior" 

 Scenes Are Photographed. At the 

 Right: A Desert Picture Staged at 

 Universal City. 



fusers. The acting space measures 65 by 

 320 feet and is covered over with span 

 steel trusses upon which the diffuser 

 tracks are run. 



Universal City is a modern motion 

 picture community in every sense of the 



the most law abiding in the United 

 States. The city has been incorporated 

 as a city of the sixth class. It has a 

 United States post office and money or- 

 ders can be sent and received there. 

 The principal building in the new sec- 



