This is an ad for the Houston Fearless ‘Cinimobile’ hydraulic dolly. Last week I posted a photo of one of the few that are still around…I think there’s one in Ohio and one in Germany. This is probably an item introduced in the late 60s for film and television. There’s another photo from the users manual below in the Comments section.
This video should start just before a visitor walks into the studio via the sixth floor doors, which is our way of identifying the location. This 1947 ‘Bell Telephone Hour’ radio rehearsal gives us one of the earliest looks at 6B as that we have ever had. Here’s the backstory. Yes, I said new, but […]
President’s Day Special…First Live Presidential News Conference January 25, 1961, President Kennedy held the first ever live presidential news conference. It originated from the auditorium of the State Department and was carried live on both radio and television. It was the first of sixty three he would give. Prior to this, live radio broadcasts by […]
April 17, 1967…”The Joey Bishop Show” Debuts On ABC Above, we see the opening of the show with, a wide shot of the GE PE 250 cameras on the stage at 1313 Vine street. There is more on these great facilities in the photos, so click on them. Joey’s announcer and sidekick was Regis Philbin, […]
Picture Parade #1…NBC New York’s Air Cushion Studio Floors Most never knew that under each studio floor at 30 Rock, there are air cushions to prevent vibration from the subway that runs directly under the building. When Rockefeller Plaza was built in 1933, there was an elevated train that ran down 6th Avenue. In later […]
Here’s a more detailed look from the users manual.