Extra: New York Icons: Kaufman Astoria Studios

New York was the original center of American moviemaking. But soon filmmakers figured out it was cheaper and simpler to work in California’s open spaces and good weather. With the westward migration, however, certain types of filmmakers were still drawn to New York. They found a home at Paramount’s “Big House,” a grand movie studio built by Adolph Zukor during the silent film heyday in Astoria, Queens. That studio still stands and now operates as Kaufman Astoria Studios. For a hundred years, Astoria has been the East Coast alternative for artists who choose to be in New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Extra: New York Icons: Kaufman Astoria Studios is an episode from Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen by PRX.

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This episode was published on Feb 18, 2020.

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