Long Beach Studios (1918 – 1922)

Long Beach Studios (1918 – 1922)

The Changing of Hands: Beginning of the End

Fred A. Jefferson in front of the Balboa StudiosOil Gusher

Left: Daily Telegram, Aug. 20, 1921:  Fred A. Jefferson, owner, handing over check for new 1922 Columbia, while wife, Mrs. Jefferson, looks on. Right: May 27, 1921:  The city of Long Beach became the proprietor of 36 acres in the “oil belt” of Signal Hill, with the municipality standing a chance of having an extraordinary means of producing revenues for the city, ending perhaps all city taxation.

Filmography, 1918-1923