CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RADIO SOCIETY

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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The California Historical Radio Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and documentation of radio history in California. Founded in 1974 and based in San Francisco, the society boasts one of the largest collections of vintage radios, televisions, and broadcasting equipment in the United States.

The society operates out of the Radio Central building, a historic Art Deco structure that served as a broadcasting center for several Bay Area radio stations from the 1930s to the 1960s. The building now houses a museum and library dedicated to radio history, as well as a working radio station that broadcasts on 1550 AM.

The society's collection includes over 10,000 radios, ranging from primitive crystal sets to high-end console models from the 1920s and 30s. The collection also includes vintage televisions, microphones, and other broadcasting equipment, as well as a large archive of radio programs and recordings.

In addition to preserving and showcasing California's radio history, the society also offers educational programs and events, including workshops on radio restoration and repair, and public lectures on the history of broadcasting. The California Historical Radio Society is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of radio and broadcasting in California and beyond.

CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RADIO SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in SAN FRANCISCO CA. US MID #8400600965

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 117,494 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

SF / Buena Vista (nerd) view – La Grande Tank? (# 2621) From Buena Vista Park, the Castro neighborhood is the nearest, the <u><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/LtqmVoQStLTFi2gX7" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Blue Tower</a></u> is the furthest, and there’s some other stuff…..

What other stuff? And, where’s the Blue Tower? Well...we’re looking mostly south and just a little east, with the late Fall sun hitting the western-facing houses. The fairly wide street running sort of up the middle of the picture is Eureka in the Castro, which actually runs pretty close to exactly north-south. If you’re as nerdish as me about locations, the first visibly very large building on the west side of Eureka (and thus no sun on it) going south, is close to 20th St.

So, the Blue Tower? Apparently it’s fairly famous landmark, mostly for commuters headed south. It’s a tall blue tower just a little right of center on the west (right) side of McLaren Park which is the second two the furthest tree ridge stretching left-right in the picture. “Blue Tower” is not its official name – this ode to <u><a href="https://www.clifftsang.com/news/heres-why-the-la-grande-tank-is-the-greatest-unofficial-landmark-of-sf/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">La Grande Tank</a></u> tells all.

If you’re really nerdish, the hill furthest away (not counting the very distant hills) with three visible radio towers is San Bruno Mountain, which is a San Mateo county park.

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Part of a series of photos of San Francisco through the trees of Buena Vista Park -- an effort to capture how apart from the city one feels while in the park, while still in the middle of it all.

Contact CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RADIO SOCIETY

CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RADIO SOCIETY
PO BOX 31659
SAN FRANCISCO
CA
94131

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MID #	8400600965
Name	CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RADIO SOCIETY
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Western
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	237451417
NTEECC
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	132,526
REVENUE	117,494
LAT/LONG	37.744058, -122.438594
CODES	FIPS State Code: 06 FIPS County Code: 075 US Census Tract: 021700 US Census Block: 1001