Norman Bel Geddes Database

Norman Bel Geddes and Co.
Atlantis Theater Auditorium, Floor One
1952

Job 656, Atlantis or Broadcast - Atlantis, 1951-1952

Summary: Bel Geddes proposed an assembly line television studio of 11 floors to National Broadcasting Co., but it was not built.

Hunter Code: TV 1
Hunter Guide: page 203

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Box/Location	Folder	Description
object	a 1	Model (62 3/4 x 43 3/4 x ca. 35 inches).
flat file	e 1-2	Preliminary Sketches.
flat file	f 1-7	Drawings --- Plans and elevations.
theater box 164	j 1	Correspondence --- Proposals and agreements with William Morris Agency.
theater box 164	j 2-3	Correspondence --- NBG - Fred Coe, George Gruskin.
theater box 164	j 4	Correspondence --- Reports Bermuda conference, project specifications.
theater box 164	j 5-7	Correspondence --- NBG - David Sarnoff, Richard R. Pinkham, Sylvester 'Pat' Weaver.
oversize box 22	n 1-3	Photostats --- Plans and elevations.
theater box 164	o 1-2	Cost records, expense account.
theater box 164	p 1	Production Specifications --- List of drawings.
flat file	q 1	Source Material ---Drawings of NBC TV show sets.
theater box 164	q 2-9	Source Material --- Research data, TV show specifications, analysis, CBS studio construction.
oversize box 22	x 1	Presentation Book.

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