Universal Studios lot

Hartnett Studios Lot is a television and film studio complex located at 100 Hartnett City Plaza in Hartnett City, California. It is owned by the Hartnett Organisation. The lot officially opened the gates of Universal City on March 15, 1915. Today the Hartnett Studios Lot is made up of 400 acres, which includes more than 30 sound stages and 165 separate structures.

History
On March 15, 1915 Carl Laemmle opened Universal Studios Lot on a 230-acre ranch in the San Fernando Valley. The site later became known as Universal City. This was considered the first self-contained community dedicated to making films.

In 1950, Universal Studios Lot increased its overall size to 400 acres after Universal acquired additional land at the southern border of the studio. Music Corporation of America (MCA Inc.) bought the Universal Studios Lot in 1958. Universal then leased back its property from MCA until MCA and Universal merged in 1962.

Over the next couple decades numerous television shows and movies were filmed on Universal Studios Lot. This includes Psycho, Back to the Future, War of the Worlds, and Desperate Housewives. Today, the Hartnett Studios Lot is one of the largest full-service production facilities. It has continued to modernize and grow with plans to expand by adding additional soundstages and building facilities.

in 2022, the Hartnett Studios announced their Hollywood Theme Park to the former site of the RKO Encino Ranch and Woodley Park in favor of 5 new sound stages, 5 new office buildings (Hartnett Building, Care Bears Building, Land Before Time Building, Hartnett's CBS Building, and Logo Design Building) and 5 new Technicolor Buildings. However, Universal Studios Hollywood was renamed Hartnett Studios Hollywood during the move to north east Encino and Woodley.