Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

 

American Bandstand

 

 

By Stephen Nazigian, February 27, 2012

1. American Bandstand

Inscription. This television program had a major impact on the music, dance, and lifestyles of American teenagers. “Bandstand,” a local show, began in 1952. Dick Clark became host in 1956, and on August 5, 1957, “American Bandstand” debuted on the nationwide ABC network. Until 1964 the show was broadcast from WFIL-TV here. This 1947 building was one of the first designed and constructed exclusively for television productions.
 
Erected 2002 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 
 
Location. 39° 57.503′ N, 75° 12.742′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. Marker is on Market St 0.1 miles east of 46th St, on the right when traveling east.  Touch for map. Yellow brick building is marked, The Enterprise Center, and has a large (20 feet) satellite uplink antenna on the roof. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4548 Market St., Philadelphia PA 19139, United States of America. 
 
 
Regarding American Bandstand. During the golden age of rock and roll this was THE after school show to watch every day. It launched the career of Dick Clark as an American music icon, who would later become well-known as host of Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve at Times Square, New York City. For over 50 years Dick Clark has been known as "America's oldest teenager."
 
Also see . . . 
1. American Bandstand - The Museum of Broadcast Communications. “While the three networks provided the majority of prime-time programming and some early afternoon soap operas, local television stations had to fill marginal broadcast periods themselves. Since the primary audience for television viewing in the late afternoons included teenagers just out of school for the day, the teen record party apparently made sense to 

By Stephen Nazigian, February 27, 2012

2. Home of American Bandstand

West Philadelphia, alongside the Market Street elevated train line.

station managers as a way to generate advertising revenue during that broadcast period. As a result, a number of teen dance party programs found their way into television schedules during the early 1950s.” (Submitted on March 1, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.) 

2. American Bandstand - At The Hop - Danny And The Juniors.