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Old 08-14-2008, 02:23 PM
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This address is not far form me, so I walked over today to have a look. It is now a residence, this is just finishing construction. This stretch of Ravenswood still has some factories, I got to visit one further north a few years back, Electro-Technic Products, which makes Tesla Coils. Scott Radio, the makers of the high end radios with the big chrome chassis were also on Ravenswood, the building was still there when I last looked.
Sorry this is somewhat off topic, I'm interested in documenting Chicago's old electronic manufactures.

-- Max

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Originally Posted by ChrisW6ATV View Post
I have that same antenna, except mine has the gold-color plating common on older antennas rather than the nickel/chrome finish of the one in the picture. Mine was made by the Hi-Lo TV Antenna Corporation, 3540 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago 13, Illinois.

I wonder what is at that address now... If I still lived in Chicago, it would be interesting to go look.
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