The Television Antenna on the Roof:)
In The Burg you could point it toward Philly or
NYC and get stations from there:)
Cable came to the Burg around 1981:)
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6 comments:
Don't forget the obligatory Alliance Tenna Rotor so you could look change from WABC to WFIL.
How I remember the ATRotor...with fear!! We lived, as many did, in a three story row house...and of course the Rotor had to go on the atenna that was on the highest point of the roof...so, I white-knuckled up the ladder after my dad and me carrying the tools (he of course supervised. Got to the top..installed the Rotor and he said, "now Junior, I'm going down and turn on the TV and when I holler up to you..turn the antenna...and remember, don't fall off the roll"...and he wasn't kiddin'. I remember doing all this with my eyes closed!! Hated heights since then!
We lived on S Broad, between Anderson and Division, a jungle of flashing neon lights, lots of "white noise" and static.
Dad had his teachers from Trenton Tech put up a very high antenna tower on our building, so we had perfect reception...til a big storm blew it down. Went across the yard next door, Englers house, Helen's Restaurant, Anderson St and into the front yard of the Professional Building. Trenton police closed Anderson, Broad and Genesee Sts, til a crew came in, took it apart and hauled it away.
Lots of excitement on Broad St for a few days!
Was Jimmy Engler the kid at the luncheonette?
The Professional Building across the street was where we had togo if SOME BODY thought we mighta had TB. It was chest x-ray city in there. I think I used that clinic three times.
No, SJBill...Mr Engler lived next door, (grumpy old guy), he sold insurance, real estate and he was an accountant. See the photo marked 1084 S Broad St in this blog. You will see part of my building to the left, a large yard and building (Engler) and to the right of that is part of Helen's Lunchonette. Joe Salander worked at Helen's Restaurant. Saw a photo years ago, when the Professional Building was the Chambersburg Hospital, but that was before my time-1948.
I remember the motorized antenna on our house (1960's) that could rotate rotate to face either Phila or NYC to pull in the TV signals. We had all the stations from both cities and never noticed that NJ had no local stations. I remember even now that the Yankees were on WPIX and the picture wasn't that great. Btw -- I don;t remember anybody following the Phillies in my day. We were all Yankee fans in the Mickey Golden Age.
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