The first custom concept store opened in the company’s hometown
of  Fort Worth, Texas. 

Radio Shack Corporation (formerly Tandy Corporation) is a franchise of
electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of Europe,
South America and Africa. The company was started as Radio Shack in
1921 by two brothers,Theodore and Milton Deutschmann, who wanted
to provide equipment for the fans of amateur, or ham, radio. 

Radio Shack was purchased by the Tandy Corporation in 1962. It was
originally a leather goods corporation, and renamed Tandy Radio Shack
& Leather. Tandy eventually divested itself of its non-electronic product
lines.

The company issued its first catalog in 1939. as it entered the high-fidelity
music market. In 1954, Radio Shack began selling its own private-label
products under the brand name Realist, but was subsequently sued and
consequently changed the brand name to Realistic.

Radio Shack was created in Boston by brothers, Theodore and
Milton Deutschmann who had emigrated from London.

                                                                       
              Camille Bohannon

 
A vintage Fire Alarm Pull Box

Lt. Chuck Moyer checks an address while other dispatchers man the phones
inside the old fire alarm center.

When you called Portland’s 911 in the past, they transferred you to the Portland Fire
Alarm Telegraph dispatch center on NE 21st Ave near the I-84 overpass. The building
(shown below) is now the sales office for Sunshine Dairy. 

 
Sandy Kozel

 
Arlo Davy Guthrie is 66  today

Lyle Wesley Waggoner is known for his work as announcer and
skit actor on The Carol Burnett Show from 1967 to 1974 on CBS
and his portrayal of Steve Trevor in the Wonder Woman series
from 1975 to 1979 (ABC/CBS).

The former model was in the running for the leading role in the
Batman television series, but lost to Adam West.