I wondered the same thing. You'd think that they would take down the towers first. If the building is gone, are they still lit? (Wondering if the destruction crew understands FAA regulations...)
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If the FAA requires lightning there is a form you fill out to take the tower down. Call the nearest FFA office and they will help you. Of course, if the lights don't work but the tower is still up you are supposed to file a NOTAM just like you would if the tower was "active".
The WCFL calls use to belonged to a Union. I wonder if the destruction of the sign is part of an effort to erase any memery of "The Voice of Labor" ?
The Voice of Labor has been gone for over 40 years. Few remember it today.
It's a construction crew. They don't know what the history was and don't care. They're hired to do a job, and if the job is "demolish this building," it's what they do.
Aren't most laborers in Chicago in the union?
Actually, probably all. Illinois is still a closed-shop state AFAIK. But it doesn't matter. The Chicago Federation of Labor sold WCFL to Mutual in 1978. Most union members today weren't around 47 years ago. Those who do remember are either retired or dead.
The site where the sign was located is being developed for housing. It has nothing to do with the "Chicago Federation of Labor" past ownership of the station. And I doubt that anyone under 70 even "gets it".
That explains it I am over 70.
WCFL is supposed to be inducted into the Illinois Rock and Roll Hall of Fame come this September. Many of the old timers above 70 had visions of the call letters from the building being donated to the museum. There was apparently a disconnect between Disney and the folks who wanted the call letters for the museum as Good Karma and WMVP no longer had access to the site. It's my understanding that the demolition crew did help pull the call letters out of the rubble.
Yes, time does march on and many under 70 may not remember. None the less, a good chunk of northern Downers Grove was once owned by the Chicago Federation of Labor and is part of Downers Grove history. The Labor Park never came to fruition due to the great depression.
I'm under 70 and get it.
They tested briefly under those calls in early 1976, but by the time they went on the air with regular programming, they changed to WCFC.
Microwave link (STL) between the WCFL studios in Marina City commercial building and the Downer Grove transmitter site. Below is the Marina City side. The Downers Grove side you saw go down with the transmitter building wall.
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