RKO's Digs At TKK

[Joe Corcoran]

Notice anything else about that photo?...there are no light towers.  Anyone know when Fenway added lights for night games.  I assume it was after the war, probably late 40's.

Joe Corcoran

-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin Vahey <kvahey@gmail.com>
>Sent: Aug 4, 2007 2:44 PM
>To: Maureen Carney <m_carney@yahoo.com>
>Cc: Boston Radio Group <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
>Subject: Re: RKO's Digs At TKK
>
>This is the oldest known color photo of Fenway taken in 1941 and as
>you can see the wall was covered with ads
>
>http://bpl.org/development/fenwayexhibit/fenway14.htm
>
>
>
>On 8/4/07, Maureen Carney <m_carney@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Donna is correct. And it had an impact on early TV.
>> For example, Chesterfield cigarettes had a huge sign
>> in the Polo Grounds. Whenever the Brooklyn Dodgers
>> played the Giants and the game was on the Dodgers TV
>> network the camerman was instructed by the director to
>> do anything to avoid the sign because the Dodgers TV
>> network was sponsored by Lucky Strike. Same conflicts
>> came up with beer and razors in many markets.
>>
>>
>>
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