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Universal City is a community in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California that encompasses the 415 acre (1.7 km&2) property of Universal Studios . Approximately 70 percent of the property is in an Unincorporated Area of the County surrounded by the City Of Los Angeles , and the remaining area is inside the Los Angeles City Limits {Link without Title} . Universal City is unincorporated to avoid City of Los Angeles business taxes and regulations (the community has a building permit office on site {Link without Title} , simplifying the building process). The community continues to be home to Universal Studios . Located in Universal City are 10 Universal City Plaza (a 36-floor office building for Universal and NBC ), the Sheraton Universal, the Universal Hilton, Universal Studios Hollywood (the Theme Park ), Universal CityWalk (a shopping and entertainment center), Gibson Amphitheatre (host to concerts and other events), and Universal's studios, sets, and lots. A Metro Rail Red Line station that Serves Universal City is located across the street from 10 Universal Plaza. A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department station is located at Universal CityWalk . It is also the home to the only paid government operated fire station on private property, Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51. HISTORY , California .]] Universal City (Lankershim Blvd) was officially opened by Carl Laemmle in 1915 on a 230 acre (0.9 km&2) property that had been the Oak Crest Ranch . HISTORY BEFORE 1915 Sources: 1. "The Life and Adventures of Carl Laemmle" By John Drinkwater IX Universal City 2. "UNIVERSAL CITY MOVES : Moving Picture World Movie Making locations by Jerry L. Schneider 3. "Building Universal City" 3, 1914, The Moving Picture World Movie Making locations by Jerry L. Schneider 4. "Oak Crest," two articles quoted Moving Picture World Movie Making locations by Jerry L. Schneider 5. " Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)" wikipedia/Forest_Lawn_Hollywood_Hills Universal City - 1912
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) History Before - 1917 The Providencia Land and Water Development Company property was used as a location for some early motion pictures. In particular, it was used for the battle scenes in Birth of a Nation. In 1912, Carl Laemmle (IMP) Universal Pictures took over the assets of Nestor Studios and named this area Universal City. The photograph of this area can be seen in Los Angeles Library archives: "A Birds Eye View of Universal City":
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