Screenland Plus TV-Land (Nov 1952 - Oct 1953)

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IP With civic ceremonies, a lavish show and gala party, CBS opens its $15,000,000, 15-acre TV City in Hollywood, boasting every electronic and technical advancement John Wayne and J. Carrol Naish at supper after initial TV City show. Marie Wilson, Charles Glett and Gov. Warren of Cal., who was on the show. "Calif ornia here we come!"is newTV cry . The Art Linkletters, Mayor Bowron of L.A., who officially opened TV City. Art was M.C. of opening festivities. putting TV city on the map ^A^atever way you look at it, CBS has put TV City on the map. There is no other place like it in the United States. It covers 15 acres of video activity, will be increased to 25 acres at cost of $35,000,000. Gradually, all important "live" shows on TV will come from Hollywood, since NBC also opened a TV plant in nearby Burbank. This will mean far better entertainment for all viewers since Hollywood is where our greatest stars and favorites reside. The four new studios in TV City can turn out 22 times as much entertainment yearly as any of the major movie studios. "My Friend Irma" in rehearsal in one of four TV City studios. 38