This was the space formerly occupied by CBS Studios 41 and 42. I think this photo is from the early 80s and was probably taken when Donald Trump took over this space and re built two tennis courts here as the Vanderbilt Athletic Club. In 1966, a man from Hungary took over this space and installed a tennis court and an astroturf ski jump.
Universal Studios…4 Stages Torn Down And 10 More To Go Recently Stages 22, 23, 24 and 24 were demolished and will not be rebuilt, but the article seems to indicate that the next 10 on the chopping block will be rebuilt on the lot, further from the theme park area. As a tribute, here are […]
“Rocket Rangers”…The First Show With A Purposely Wiped History In 1953 and ’54, CBS had a Saturday morning show called “Rocket Rangers” that starred Cliff Robertson as Commander Rod Brown, in 58 episodes of the show. It was done live in New York, and given that Pye cameras were used, I would say this was […]
No Doubt About It. What we have here in Studio 33 at Television City are Sony EFP (Electronic Field Production) kits. The cameras are most likely Sony 1500 HDs. They are using the Sony Large Viewfinder Adapter build up kit, model HDLA1507US. For more on the technology, go to the link. Thanks to Father Bob […]
November 20, 1958…First Known Videotape Edited Show Airs Seated on the right is director John Frankenheimer watching Ross Murray edit “Old Man”, which was a ‘Playhouse 90’ presentation that aired November 20, 1958. This was the first time an entire production had ever been videotaped in advance and edited for air. The year before, Frankenheimer […]