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Admiral Chicago Plant Photos?
Hi everyone:
I hope this is the right place to post this message. I'm working on a book on the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, where the Admiral radio/TV factory (3800 W Cortland) was located for many years. However, I have come up short looking for photos of the plant, either inside or exterior shots. Does anyone have or know where we might find such photos? We want to be sure to include this important part of the neighborhood in this upcoming book. Thanks! -Jacob Kaplan |
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See if there's a neighborhood historical society.
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You don't say what you have tried. How about the Chicago Historical Society?
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Look up Google maps, "Street View". I remember seeing what the buildings looked like.
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Just came across this paragraph on the site "Made in Chicago" The primary Chicago plant for Admiral Corp. was located at 3800 West Cortland Street for roughly 30 years—one of the many factories located off the old Bloomingdale train line (including Schwinn Bicycles, Ludwig Drum Co., and Playskool). The factory was leveled in the 2000s and the Marine Leadership Academy at Ames 1920 Hamlin @ Cortland stands in its place. Here is a photo of The Marine Leadership Academy at Ames. An exhaustive on line search found no photos of the Cortland St. plant. Wish you well. -Steve D.
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Hi all:
Thanks for the responses! Yes, I've tried the Chicago History Museum and many other local resources and have still come up empty handed. Still searching... -Jacob |
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It makes me sick to see that they would build a damn football field on top of where my roundie was made...
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Continental Radio and Television was Admiral's original name.....search on that and see if you can find anything. Kinda oblique, but:
http://www.americanradiohistory.com/...-Page-0080.pdf
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Good call - thanks!
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Living in Milwaukee, I saw what Rockwell did to Allen-Bradley. They had 7,000 employees, working 3 shifts. Now they have under 200. All their manufacturing was moved to China, Mexico and one European country. I don't think they'll mess with Collins Radio, as most of their production is Government contracts. |
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That great Continental Radio/Admiral ad was from Radio Retailing Magazine March, 1943.
I took the liberty of isolating the factory photo. Also, I wonder if the Continental Radio/Admiral archives were just tossed or went to a university or other place? -Steve D.
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That's what I've been trying to figure out. So far I'm guessing they were tossed - I've reached out to the foundation of the founder (Siragusa), the company currently using the Admiral name and others and nobody seems to know what happened to them. I'll keep searching though!
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This website offers historic aerial photographs of Chicago going back to 1938. Of course, you are limited to the details of buildings that are visible from above.
http://www.historicaerials.com/ The best place to find historic photos would be from company documents, such as newsletters, annual reports, etc. Unfortunately, these items are hard to find today, as no one really saw the value in saving them. Doug Harland (drh4683) has collected some "ephemera" from Chicago electronics manufacturers from the estate sales of former employees, he may have some Admiral paperwork that would be helpful. |
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Interesting thread. I have a Continental made 1935 Silvertone tombstone, so this was of particular interest. I've often looked-up manufacturers addresses and, amazingly, a lot of the old buildings remain. A few even still had the painted names faded on the brick façade!
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I wouldn't give up...got to be some other photos out there, maybe in obscure publications. You might see something like "Plumber's Times" running an ad for American-Standard showing a photo of an Admiral plant and bragging about the new toilets they just installed, or some such.
I do remember reading a good history of the company in the MAARC newsletter (Radio Age) and they mentioned that, when they decided to go into manufacturing color picture tubes, they had to remove the roof from the plant and build up.
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