<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div></div><div><br></div><div>The ground floor is still hotel rooms, but the upper floors are being turned into residences, as I understand it. </div><div><br></div><div>Not sure what's happening in the basement, but do plan to ask if someone can provide details or a look-see.</div><div><br></div><div>I heard a story last night about old stuff that was originally from this location that was in storage at NBC-Nebraska Ave. for quite a while... including prototype color CRTs used in developing the RCA system. Alas, they went to the landfill about two weeks before RCA Labs in Princeton called to ask if they could have them back.</div><div><br></div><div>More as it may develop. </div><div><br></div><div><div>
<div style="font-size: 17px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">Ted</span></font></div><div style="font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><br></span></font></div><div style="font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Ted Langdell</span></font></div><div style="font-size: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Secretary</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Quad Videotape Group</span></div><div style="font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">e-mail:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">ted@quadvideotapegroup.com</a></span></font></div>
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<br><div><div>On Aug 13, 2014, at 9:04 AM, Ed Reitan wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hi Ted,<br><br>While you are at the modernized Wardman Park Hotel, why not some archeology?<br>Ask the management to let you into the basement which housed the NBC Washington studio.<br>I do not know if it was in the single original wing of the hotel that survives.<br><br>If you find any rusty three-image orthicon cameras please let us know.<br><br>I was at that hotel for many Air Force Association and Air Traffic Control Association Conferences and never thought to ask.<br><br>Ed Reitan<br><br>-----Original Message----- From: Ted Langdell via QuadList<br>Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 4:34 PM<br>To: Quad List<br>Cc: Ted Langdell<br>Subject: [QuadList] Quad Videotape Group Dinner--Washington, DC--Tuesday,Aug. 12, 7:30pm--Marriott Wardman Park-- <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>______________________________________________<br>Please trim posts to relevant info when replying.<br><br>Change subject to reflect thread direction. Thanks.<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Send QuadList list posts to <a href="mailto:QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com">QuadList@quadvideotapegroup.com</a><br>Your subscribe, unsubscribe and digest options are here:<br><a href="http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com">http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com</a> <br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>