Re “Television City: Take Two,” April 1 issue

Fascinating reading. It enticed me to look back into the history of Television City on the corner of Fairfax Avenue and Beverly Boulevard.

It seems that it was built back in 1952, the same year that my wife and I moved here from Boston after I finished my studies at MIT. CBS had the foresight to purchase the property that had been home to Gilmore Stadium, a football field and race track, and an oil field before that. It has been Television City for 70 years and needed major renovations.

For a while, it seemed that much of the property might go for residential housing. Thanks to Cameron Kiszla’s column, we now are assured that it will remain a leading TV studio, fully modernized. The new owners, Hackman Capital Partners, plan to invest $1.25 billion to upgrade the facility for the future of the entertainment industry.

George Epstein

Detroit Street