Hollywood backlot on the set of ‘Mob City’

Extra Mic Tomasi, playing the role of a police photographer, checks out his prop Speed Graphic camera.  (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)

Entrance to the Detective Bureau at Red Studios in Hollywood.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

A scene for TNT’s new series “Mob City” being shot at Dragna Banana Imports set in downtown Los Angeles.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

“Mob City” executive producer Frank Darabont, center, with Robert Knepper, left, on the set of TNT’s new series.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Bradley Inaba, left, helps actor Yorgo Constantine with his wardrobe.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Dragna Banana Imports is one of the new series’ sets.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Paul Ben-Victor has his makeup touched up.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Paul Ben-Victor, center, holds a Los Angeles Examiner newspaper headlined “BUGSY SIEGEL MURDER RAP!”   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Paul Ben-Victor, right, waits for a take with production assistant Noelle Horelik.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Neal McDonough, as William Parker, goes through makeup.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Helen Tadessee holds a clapboard before a take of TNT’s new series “Mob City,” at the Dragna Banana Imports set.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Robert Knepper plays the violin.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Robert Knepper’s scene is shown on the monitor.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actors wait for action on the set.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Executive producer Frank Darabont sits behind the monitors on the set at Union Station.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Costumer Jeannine Bourdaghs gets the brim just right on Paul Lewis’ hat at Union Station.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Extras, portraying travelers, wait between scenes at Union Station.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

View of the action through the window of the train.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Executive producer Frank Darabont, left, with actors Alexa Davalos and Jon Bernthal.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Dwight Equitz portrays a conductor on the set at Union Station.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Frank Darabont behind the monitors on the set at Union Station.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Frank Darabont, left, Alexa Davalos and Jon Bernthal on the set at Union Station.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Extras, dressed as travelers, wait for a take at Union Station.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

An actress rests her feet between takes.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

On the set at Union Station.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)