Hollywood can be a superstitious place. Universal Studios was not immune from the uneasy showbiz superstitions. Its massive Stage 28 was a perfect example.
Used for the 1925 silent film The Phantom of the Opera, the soundstage was kept operational for decades because it was believed that bad luck would descend upon the studio if the set were ever struck.
The stage quickly became the oldest facility on the lot. Sadly, the stage would become a victim of Universal's new corporate owners- Comcast. 90 years after being built, the stage was demolished, though the sets allegedly remain in storage.
