RKO's Digs At TKK

[Kevin Vahey]

Fenway added lights in 1947 to compete with the Braves who did so in 46.

On 8/6/07, Joe Corcoran <jwcorcoran@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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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