(written from a Production point of view)
Desilu Culver Stage 8 was a soundstage located at Desilu's second lot in Culver City, California. The Culver lot served as an additional filming facility to Desilu's main studios at Gower Street, Hollywood. The Culver studios previously belonged to David O. Selznick and then RKO Pictures.
Stage 8 was used in filming the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky". During that time, the stage and the lot already belonged to Paramount Television. The stage housed the Yonada underground complex interiors, including the Oracle room, Natira's quarters and the corridors. Filming took place between Thursday 15 August 1968 and Wednesday 21 August 1968.
Later the same year, Desilu/Paramount Television sold the Culver City lot to Perfect Film & Chemical Corporation.
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