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From Hollywood to Aerospace | Spokane News

Once a Hollywood powerhouse, a massive studio lot in Manhattan Beach is now being rebranded as prime real estate for aerospace and defense — right in the heart of Southern California’s booming “hard tech” corridor. With studios shuttered by strikes and rates climbing, lenders are pivoting the pitch: this 22-acre campus, home to 15 soundstages and just minutes from a key Air Force space base, is now ideal for AI-driven rocket and drone manufacturing. As global tensions rise and Pentagon spending soars, companies like Northrop Grumman and SpaceX are snapping up space nearby — even as SpaceX’s…

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