Photograph taken as part of the Federal Writers Project. The Columbia Broadcasting System building opened on April 30, 1938, but it had previously been the old Nestor Studios location, which housed early radio stations. The company's sprawling production facilities are at another location--at Beverly and Fairfax in West Hollywood. The architect for this building was William Lescaze. Exterior view of the CBS Columbia Square building located at 6121 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. This five-story office building complex was home to radio stations KNX 1070 and KCBS 83FM, as well as CBS Channel 2 television station. Photograph dated June 21, 1939.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
CBS Columbia Square (Los Angeles, Calif.) KNX (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.) Radio stations--California--Los Angeles Broadcasting studios--California--Los Angeles Office buildings--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Streets--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Works Progress Administration Collection photographs Sunset Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Lescaze, William,1896-1969
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