Save the Vitagraph Smokestack

The Issue

With movies like "Hugo" and "The Artist" bringing silent film to the forefront, it's important that we don't forget where the movies started -- here in NY! Brooklyn's Vitagraph Studios was one of the first, built in 1906, and one of the most successful, boasting names like Maurice Costello, Florence Turner ("The Vitagraph Girl"), and popular comedian John Bunny. Though the studio is long gone, the smokestack remains, albeit in very poor shape. Let's get it restored, and keep this visible reminder of the fledgling days of filmmaking around to inspire future generations!

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Jennifer Ann RedmondPetition StarterSome more info on Vitagraph Studios and the smokestack: This link shows clearly why restoration is so urgently needed -- <a href="http://www.fadingad.com/fadingadblog/?p=10091" rel="nofollow">http://www.fadingad.com/fadingadblog/?p=10091</a> Background info -- <a href="https://www.editorsguild.com/Magazine.cfm?ArticleID=223" rel="nofollow">https://www.editorsguild.com/Magazine.cfm?ArticleID=223</a> Another look at the smokestack -- <a href="http://forgotten-ny.com/1998/06/vitagraph-corp/" rel="nofollow">http://forgotten-ny.com/1998/06/vitagraph-corp/</a> My website, all about silent and pre-Code film:
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The Issue

With movies like "Hugo" and "The Artist" bringing silent film to the forefront, it's important that we don't forget where the movies started -- here in NY! Brooklyn's Vitagraph Studios was one of the first, built in 1906, and one of the most successful, boasting names like Maurice Costello, Florence Turner ("The Vitagraph Girl"), and popular comedian John Bunny. Though the studio is long gone, the smokestack remains, albeit in very poor shape. Let's get it restored, and keep this visible reminder of the fledgling days of filmmaking around to inspire future generations!

avatar of the starter
Jennifer Ann RedmondPetition StarterSome more info on Vitagraph Studios and the smokestack: This link shows clearly why restoration is so urgently needed -- <a href="http://www.fadingad.com/fadingadblog/?p=10091" rel="nofollow">http://www.fadingad.com/fadingadblog/?p=10091</a> Background info -- <a href="https://www.editorsguild.com/Magazine.cfm?ArticleID=223" rel="nofollow">https://www.editorsguild.com/Magazine.cfm?ArticleID=223</a> Another look at the smokestack -- <a href="http://forgotten-ny.com/1998/06/vitagraph-corp/" rel="nofollow">http://forgotten-ny.com/1998/06/vitagraph-corp/</a> My website, all about silent and pre-Code film:

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Petition created on February 22, 2012