In April, the newly renovated Mack Sennett Studios at Fountain and Effie in Silver Lake welcomed then-mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti for a campaign event. “This isn’t just a place, it’s really a symbol,” Garcetti remarked about the historic building, recently purchased by music producer Jesse Rogg. “People think Hollywood started in Hollywood. It actually started further east, here at Mack Sennett Studios.”
Sort of. Mack Sennett—a pioneering filmmaker best known for slapstick comedies like the Keystone Kops—did operate two Los Angeles studios in the early 20th century. One was indeed east of Hollywood, though neither was in Silver Lake.
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