Here are some interesting images, and articles from the day, I think you will appreciate. Notice the date on the sign in the third photo down, is almost one year earlier at the ground breaking
TV SHOWS ON THE AIR IN 1960: 77 Sunset Strip Adventures in Paradise (20th Century Fox) Alfred Hitchcock Presents Angel Bachelor Father Bat Masterson (Ziv) Bonanza Bringing Up Buddy (Kayro Prod.) Bronco (Warner Bros.) Checkmate (Jamco Prod. / filmed at Universal) Cheyenne (Warner Bros.) Dan Raven Dante Death Valley Days (filmed at numerous ranches) Dennis […]
Beatles 50th Sullivan Anniversary Count Down…7 Days The more I dig into the details, the more interesting this story becomes. Most of us never knew George Harrison was very sick with the flu and up till the last minute, it was 50/50 on whether he would be able to perform. As I had posted before, […]
From KECA To KABC… Before we get to the history, notice the dual floodlights on the front of this RCA TK10. Channel 7 first signed on the air under the callsign KECA-TV on September 16, 1949. It was the last television station licensed to Los Angeles operating on the VHF band to sign on, and […]
Here’s about 54 minutes of audio you might enjoy — 2005 KNX farewell broadcast, “A Salute to Columbia Square”( audio) from Michael Linder … http://linder.com/knx/KNX.mp3
That was a beautiful art deco building in its time. There’s now stores and condo-minimums there, but they’ve retained a little bit of the Columbia Square styling. Not the same as the old KCBS/KNX, though.
Bob Crane (of Hogan’s Heroes fame) worked at KNX-CBS Radio at Columbia Square from 1956-1965. As part of our research for his new biography, we interviewed many people from KNX who worked with him during that era. I also wrote a blog post about my visit to Columbia Square that I think you’ll enjoy. I was so fortunate to have been able to tour the building after KNX vacated the premises and before it began renovations. What an experience! http://vote4bobcrane.blogspot.com/2012/03/cbs-columbia-square-home-of-bob-crane.html
That was a stunning piece of deco-modern architecture. Very daring and futuristic for its era, and absolutely timeless. Wish I could’ve wandered around in there before it was gutted and condoed. At least they saved some of it…