Bridge Studios

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The Bridge Studios occupies 15 acres of land that was formerly part of the Dominion Bridge bridge-building plant. From 1930 until the mid 1970s, Dominion Bridge constructed steel structures ranging from portions of the Golden Gate and Lions Gate Bridges to holding tanks for pulp mills. The red steel featured prominently on the lot was once part of one large building that contained what are now Stages 1, 2, and 3 and the John Thomas Special Effects Stage. In addition to these structures, buildings that are now used as office and shop areas and are known as the Cafeteria Building, the Boiler House, and the Compressor Building were actually used as such during the days of Dominion Bridge. In the mid-1970s and filming began, on a temporary basis, in unused portions of the plant. In 1987, after lobby efforts by local film industry unions, guilds, and suppliers, the Government of British Columbia agreed to invest in renovating the site to create a permanent studio facility in order to ensure that BC had a stable base of operations for film production. Since 1987, the Bridge Studios have hosted over 100 productions.

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