By 1916, Vitagraph Studios occupied two acres of land in Brooklyn. It became famous for his comedies starring John a Bunny, the most popular comedian in the US before Carly Chaplin. In 1911, Vitagraph published the first motion picture magazine, Motion Picture Story Magazine. He has produced such stars as Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, Norma and Constance Talmadge, Anita Stewart, Clara Kimball Young, Flora Finch, Maurice Costello, and Mabel Normand.
The oldest building was demolished in 2015. But the smokestack remains. So this chimney, on which the black brick letters “Vitagraph” are still clearly visible, is the only surviving hint of the storied past of this place.
