RSH Studios
Rental studio located at 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd. in Hollywood, California
RSH Studios (formerly known as RED Studios Hollywood, Desilu-Cahuenga Studios and Ren-Mar Studios) is a rental studio located at 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on premises that were formerly the home of Desilu Productions.
History
Originally it was the site of Metro Pictures Back Lot #3 in 1920. In 1947 it was rebuilt as a nine-stage studio called Equity Pictures and became Motion Picture Center Studios a year later. It has been used for a wide variety of film and television production, and the studio has been known by many different names.
In 1953, after filming the first two seasons of the I Love Lucy TV series at General Service Studios, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were looking for a larger studio. They looked at the lot (known at the time as Motion Picture Center) and signed a ten-year lease on the property. In 1955 Desilu bought the studio.
In 1959, when Desilu bought other studios in Hollywood and Culver City, the studio's name was changed to Desilu-Cahuenga Studios to avoid confusion with the other Desilu Studios. In 1984, ten years after being independently owned and operated for use by producers, it became Ren-Mar Studios.
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