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CBS and NBC radio studios, Radio City, Hollywood, CA, 1954

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsTelegraph & Radio
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1954 (Chrome)
Front of CBS and NBC radio studios, Radio City, Hollywood, CA, 1954, Miss Mattie Dressler, OH, USA, c. 1954 linen postcard
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Back of CBS and NBC radio studios, Radio City, Hollywood, CA, 1954, Miss Mattie Dressler, OH, USA, c. 1954 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Two stacked views show the yellow CBS Columbia Square building with its vertical "COLUMBIA" sign and the adjoining Radio Center restaurant; below, the green NBC studio block has large "NBC" lettering on its rounded corner and cars parked at the curb. The caption calls them the new homes of CBS and NBC broadcasting stations and notes that the ultramodern architecture and equipment made guided inspection tours an attraction. Both complexes opened in 1938, when radio production was consolidating in Hollywood: Columbia Square at Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street, and NBC's Radio City at Hollywood and Vine.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

July 2 Hello Mattie Well our vacation is about over. Will see you in about a week. The weather here is hot but the nights are cool. Love, Hazel

PublisherLongshaw Card Co.
RADIO CITY, HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. NEW STUDIOS OF CBS AND NBC The New Homes of C.B.S. and N.B.C. broad- casting stations. The ultramodern architecture and equipment make the guided inspection tours an interesting attraction.
PostmarkedRiverdale, CA, July 21, 1954, 16:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Mattie Dressler

133 W. Prospect St. Wadsworth, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Riverdale, CA
PublisherLongshaw Card Co.
Series750
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMiss Mattie Dressler, 133 W. Prospect St., Wadsworth, OH
PublisherLongshaw Card Co., Los Angeles, CA
Stamp2c John Adams, red, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a salmon-pink border and dark side panels; printed card number 750 at upper left. Postmark: RIVERDALE CALIF. JUL 21 4 PM 1954. Linen-texture divided-back card with 2¢ John Adams stamp; light edge wear and slight toning.

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CBS and NBC radio studios, Radio City, Hollywood, CA, 1954, postcard, c. 1954. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cbs-and-nbc-radio-studios-radio-city-hollywood-ca-1954. Accessed November 2, 2026.