For some reason "live from the San Fernando Valley..." Makes me think of Los Lobos. And "David Hidalgo, y'all" which must be quotes from a Los Lobos recording I listened to too much.
On Fri, Sep 29, 2017, 11:36 PM Kevin M., <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 8:25 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That location will fetch top dollar. There's got to be a lot of places in >> The Valley or Pasadena or wherever for much less. >> > > When I interviewed former KCBS/KCAL anchorman Paul Magers, we chatted > about how the news studio is in the valley instead of TV City because > logistically it would be a nightmare dispatching people from the Fairfax > District. No quick access to freeways, clogged roads, tourists everywhere. > > Pasadena real estate is extremely high. In 1999 I sublet a one bedroom > apartment in an 80-year-old building in South Pasadena. It had a leaky > roof, dangerous wiring, no parking, and a rickety floor. At $500 a month, > it was overpriced. The same apartment with no major modifications now rents > for nearly $2500. > > The Valley will almost certainly be where the Tiffany Network relocates, > but there’s no romance or glamour attached to it. > > “Live, from the Valley near Hollywood...”? > > > Andy Richter had a couple of Tweets about the Tribune Building and said >> The Tribune and WGN are moving. I could not find news articles about that. >> https://twitter.com/AndyRichter/status/913933948530634752 >> >> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 8:16 PM, Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> That game show announcer quote is exactly one of the reasons I wanted to >>> go there. Price is Right; Carol Burnett; and I eventually went there for >>> Scottish Conan Guy and corden. >>> >>> But yeah the place is aging. And I'm guessing it's easier to move ... >>> Unlike NYC. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017, 1:53 PM Kevin M., <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> It is prime real estate. Two decades ago, before they built a mall >>>> behind the adjacent Farmer’s Market, the property — while not worthless — >>>> wasn’t worth the hassle of selling. Now it is. >>>> >>>> It might be tough for people who don’t live in history-deprived >>>> Southern California to consider a building historic if it was only built a >>>> half century or so ago. But the “mid century modern” style is quickly >>>> evaporating in a part of the country it once dominated (Google the Stahl >>>> house to see perhaps the most iconic example of it). Mostly it is because >>>> the buildings weren’t designed with functionality at their core... they >>>> were designed to evoke the sorts of dreams people have about this place if >>>> they’ve never been. When you heard a game show announcer say “From >>>> Television City in Hollywood...” the dream expanded. But as John Lennon >>>> once crooned, the dream is over. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 10:23 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 4:53 AM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It's a trend in London too, although that is driven by some extreme >>>>>> property prices. The BBC sold its iconic Television Centre to developers. >>>>>> There is still some studio space, but also a lot of luxury homes on the >>>>>> site. >>>>>> >>>>>> Meanwhile ITV is working on redeveloping its London Studios which are >>>>>> on the Thames near Southbank. Inevitably, the planning application is for >>>>>> very limited studio facilities, and lots of luxury apartments. >>>>>> >>>>>> Both of these were relatively central London studio facilities. >>>>>> >>>>>> (Sidenote: there continues to be an insane property bubble in London >>>>>> for excessive numbers of luxury properties, many of which are almost >>>>>> certainly traded as part of international money laundering operations, or >>>>>> international million/billionaires.) >>>>>> >>>>>> The result of all this is that if you want to go to a TV recording in >>>>>> London, you often have to head out of town to studio complexes like >>>>>> Elstree >>>>>> or Pinewood. <[email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From reading the LA Times article, CBS is eventually going to sell >>>>> Television City. CBS doesn't get much use out of it, the land will >>>>> continue >>>>> to be expensive, and they will be able to use the revenue to cover for a >>>>> bad quarter. If they were determined to keep the building they would not >>>>> have brought on a real estate brokerage firm. The building was built for >>>>> black & white production and has to be frequently retrofitted for >>>>> technology changes. The cost of upgrading to 4K might not be worth it to >>>>> them. >>>>> >>>>> As far as getting the building historical status, a historic marker on >>>>> the edge of the property should be enough. The real historic artifacts are >>>>> the shows and they are still mostly accessible to the public. The building >>>>> they were shot in is not as important. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -- >>>>> TV or Not TV .... 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