Bloom Archives
Tag: RCA
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New Book on Bloomington RCA Plant Available at History Center
Once known as the âtelevision capital of the world,â Bloomington was home to manufacturing operations for the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), employing thousands…
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The Warehouse Offers Play Space for Kids of All Ages (Photo Gallery)
The first time Dave Weil visited the former RCA television facility at 1525 S. Rogers St. in 2009, all he saw was an abandoned…
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Mary & Morris Hickman Foster Parents
In 29 years of foster parenting, Mary Hickman and her husband, Morris, helped raise 54 foster children alongside their own four children. Some of…
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âFollow the FishââA Bicentennial Scavenger Hunt
The gilded fish that adorns the Monroe County Courthouse not only spawned a city (see page 106), it has spawned a scavenger hunt. In…
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âBloomington: Remember Whenâ WTIU Special to Air August 26
BY NANCY HILLER If you could watch a time-lapse film of Bloomington since the townâs founding in 1818, you would see houses, banks, cafĂ©s,…