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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
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Above: The Cadillac dealership at 7th and Bixel where on December 23, 1931, Don Lee's W6XAO launched
one of the country's first regular television broadcasts.
Below: The 1939 plan for the Don Lee studio/transmitter atop Mt. Lee.
earlytelevision.org
A less grandiose studio/transmitter was eventually built.
below: A 1941 postcard of the Mt. Lee broadcasting station.
earlytelevision.org
Below: Much to my surprise, there was actually a pool up on Mt. Lee.
earlytelevision.org
Above: A 1939 telecast from the swimming pool located at the new W6XAO studios/transmitter situated on Mt. Lee atop the Hollywood Hills
Here is the very interesting link.
http://www.earlytelevision.org/w6xao.html |
Meanwhile, back in Pasadena at northwest corner of 655 E. Green Street and El Molino Avenue. One source pegs this date as '35.
http://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/3256778-1000-810.jpg
On the tangentially related subject of Los Angeles Manufacturing is this '48 Railroad map.
http://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/3891896-1183-758.jpg
A portion of the map was previously posted by GW here:
http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...postcount=2754