Hollywood the weather was ideal and there was quick access to various settings. Los Angeles became the capital of the film industry in the United States. The mountains, plains and low land prices made Hollywood a good place to establish film studios. Director D. W. Griffith was the first to make a motion picture in Hollywood. His 17-minute short film "In Old California" (1910) was filmed for the Biograph Company. Although Hollywood banned movie theaters—of which it had none—before annexation that year, Los Angeles had no such restriction. The first film by a Hollywood studio, Nestor Motion Picture Company, was shot
W. D. Schock Corp the company was producing four designs, the Harbor 20, Harbor 25, Harbor 30 and the US Sabot. Summary of boats built by W. D. Schock Corp: W. D. Schock Corp The W. D. Schock Corporation (usually styled W. D. Schock Corp) is an American boat builder originally based in Corona, California and later in Santa Ana, California. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats. The company was founded by William "Bill" D. Schock in 1958. Bill Schock built his first boat at age 13, a Skimmer sailing dinghy constructed in the family garage in Hollywood, California.