This beautiful reproduction map has been re-mastered from a 1965 advertising brochure for Universal Studios tours, in Hollywood, California. The map shows the main features of Universal Studios in 1965.
This poster will make an excellent grouping with our 1965 Universal Studios Tour poster (see sample photos)!
The high-resolution image is printed on heavy archival photo paper, on a large-format, professional giclée process printer. The poster is shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, and is ready for framing.
The 16"x20" format is an excellent image size that looks great as a stand-alone piece of art, or as a grouped visual statement. These posters require no cutting, trimming, or custom framing, and a wide variety of these frames are readily available at your local craft or hobby retailer, and online.
A great vintage print for your home, shop, or business!
HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS TOUR
The tour has always been at the heart of Universal Studios Hollywood. From 1915, when visitors sat on bleachers for 25 cents, to the 1964 introduction of pink and white Glamor Trams, to the current technological sophistication, the behind-the-scenes view of a working movie studio has been a large attraction of the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park.
During the early years of the tram tour (1964–1965), all the attractions at Universal were reached via the tram. The tour originally departed from the front lot commissary. In 1965, the upper lot studio tour center opened.
As the movie studio has continued to evolve, the tour has evolved along with it. In late 1989, CD players finally gave the tour guides a chance to rest their voices. In 1999, the CD players were replaced by DVD players and LCD screens, allowing the tour guides to show scenes from movies filmed at the locations which the tram passes. In 2009, the LCD screens were upgraded to high-definition screens. In 2011, Jimmy Fallon joined the tour as a video host to supplement the live-action narration and also appeared in some filming scenes, who also performs an original song at the end of the tour, thanking the riders of the trams for attending and to have a great rest of the day. The song was temporarily removed in 2016 and now becomes a billboard signature.
Since 2006, some studio tours have bypassed the Collapsing Bridge, due to aging and wearing. However, the bridge has since undergone renovations, and was added back to the tour schedules in August 2008. Since July 2010, the Collapsing Bridge has been used as a representation of the Skull Island area for the new King Kong: 360 3-D attraction.
Like its parent theme park, its closure in mid-March 2020 caused tours to be indefinitely shut down, and reopened in April 2021.
