After a rough start in New Jersey, movie maker Mack Sennett and his Keystone Comedies arrived in Edendale in September, 1912, and took up the studio lot that had been left by Bison Pictures when they decamped to Inceville. Though he started in Edendale with a run-down and mostly vacant lot, he soon achieved great success, and took up  on both sides of the street within a few years.
Mack Sennett and his Keystone Comedies began filming in New Jersey but moved to Edendale in September 1912 after Bison Pictures vacated their lot. Despite starting with an underutilized property, he soon prospered and expanded on both sides of the street within a few years.