Lesley Garcia with Flat Sarnoff and Flat Farnsworth

I took Flat Sarnoff and Flat Farnsworth on a little date around the city! First, we stopped at 1432 North State Parkway to see the house from Webster.

Because it was close to Webster, we went to the Playboy Mansion that was used by Hugh Hefner back in the late 50s. If i had $3.7 million, I would definitely live there!

We stopped by to Billy Goat Tavern that was famous from SNL to take a peek at their interior space. I wasn't hungry but someday I'll try their "Chee-bugga chee-bugga chee-bugga " !

I quickly stopped by to 42 S Dearborn  to take a photo for Newton N. Minow Way. I learned he was an American attorney and former chair of the FCC.

Next, I visited the Blackstone Hotel that was used for the drama show "Early Edition". Did you know that Gary Hobson lived in the Hotel during the show's first season?

I checked out the Nielsen Building in 200 W Jackson and I learned that Nielsen was best known for the Nielsen rating for television, radio, and newspapers.

Our little date night concluded with visiting Oprah’s Harpo Studios at 1058 W Washington Blvd. I was having trouble finding that place because I couldn't the numbers in the building but it was right by McDonalds headquarters and Politan Row.

Luis Carrasco | Flat Sarnoff

Luis Carrasco x Flatt Sarnoff

So, me and David Sarnoff spent the course of 3, maybe 4 days out in the town living our best lives lmao.

I originally had made this David Sarnoff Based on this picture of him in his youth

 However, I wasn't present in the photos so I had a bit of a Re-Do. With the Updated Sarnoff

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Here's us at our First Landmark was on Newton Minow Way, by the Chase Bank. It took me a good minute to be like, "wait, what am I looking for?"

The Neilsen Building was next on my Landmarks, interesting story. My first go around, the security lady nearly threw a fit because I was quote on quote, not allowed to take pictures of the building. So I waited for her to leave. It was also freezing at this point.

The third landmark, the Blackroom Hotel. I was here a couple of years ago for my explore Chicago class,

As the sun was setting, Sarnoff and I headed to Buckingham fountain. There was a couple doing wedding photos on the other side of me and I was like "sis, do you not know you can get like hypothermia or something out here." 

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First stop of the day and landmark 4, the Museum of Broadcasting. I took a pic of the building as well because I didn't think I did a good job of getting it in frame,

 

I like love The Billy Goat tavern. I went to Whitney Young Magnet High School, so the Billy Goat's on Maddison and Ogden was my usual hangout ($3.33 Student special gave me life).  A bit tricky to find this one, but we did.

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Lastly, The Old Cooke County Hospital. Like I said earlier, I went to HighSchool two/three blocks down-ish. It was no challenge finding this place, I've had relatives that were born here. ER definitely picked a cool place for facades with its cool architecture and nice buttressing. They're doing construction on most of it, it was a tagged up decrepit ruin not too long ago.

Sophia and Sarnoff Take on Chicago

Sophia DiMonte and Sarnoff Take on Chicago 

The first landmark that Sarnoff and I visited was the Old Cook County Hospital. Although under renovation, I could understand why this hospital was used for ER. It was beautiful and had a lot of character. Fun fact: my cousin is an architect working on the Cook Country Hospital's facade renovation.

The second landmark that Sarnoff and I visited was the Nielsen Building in the loop. I originally did not know what Nielsen did, but it was very interesting to find out that they work to understand consumer patterns for shopping and media usage.

Up next was a trip to the Buckingham Fountain. Unfortunately I had a brain fart and forgot to pose like Al Bundy with his hand in his pants. With that aside, I enjoyed visiting the popular Chicago location. The fountain wasn't running but it was still beautiful and monumental. My brother cam with Sarnoff and I because the Buckingham Fountain is one of his favorite Chicago  hangout spots.

Midday Sarnoff and I decided to grab a bite to eat at The Billy Goat Tavern. The food was quite greasy and tasty. My dad accompanied us and he kept on raving about how popular and hilarious the Saturday Night Live skit was. No Pepsi-coke!!!

One of our stops was at the Museum of Broadcast Communication. I was impressed by all of the memorabilia this museum had on display. A lot of the artifacts were clothing that famous artists wore in he past. I decided to take my picture with the iconic outfit Andre 3000 wore during his Hey Ya! music video.

The Original Playboy Mansion was surprisingly inconspicuous, and I was expecting there to be signs advertising its presence. Instead the grand mansion looked like just another extravagant Chicago house.  I can see how one could host a whole variety show inside the huge home.

The last landmark that I visited was the CAN TV Chicago's Public Access Tv building. Although the building was still intact, the actual CAN TV company was not at the location anymore. Prior to this, I had also went to the nearby Harpo Studios to find that the building had been demolished. With that being said, I was still able to observe the gentrified neighborhood that both of the buildings where located in.

 

First place Philo Farnsworth & I went to was the Billy Goat Tavern. We did about three laps until I realized it was underneath on the lower level. This was seen on a set during SNL as Belushi and Ackroyd created a parody of it.

This time both Mr. Farnsworth and Sarnoff joined me. Next place we went to was the Nielsen Building, this was interesting because it was right next to campus. I never realized how close it was.

It was getting quite cold and rainy so we wandered off to Newton Minow Way, it was a bit tricky to find but I got the perfect shot! The famous Newton Minow, famous for clearing the path for communications satellites, paving the way.

Then we went to the other side of town over to Wrightwood Ave to the famous Family Matters House. It has beautiful architecture and it was very cool seeing it in person! Interesting fact that the actual original house was torn down, but it was still interesting to see this one.

Ahh iconic. This was by far the coolest house! Hugh Hefner's Chicago Mansion! Seeing it in person was so cool, there were tons of cameras and maintenance employees inside. RIP Hugh. 

Just a block or so down the street we ran into the house from Webster. The neighborhood was absolutely beautiful, they say Gold Coast is the nicest area in Chicago. I have never seen the show but since coming to this site, I have started watching it and I see what the hype is all about.

Finally to conclude the night, Mr. Sarnoff and I wandered over to the BlackStone hotel right on Michigan Avenue. The hotel looks beautiful elegant and chic. It used to be the old SunTimes building, so it was unique seeing it in person.

The Adventures of Flat David Sarnoff and Mark Salvo

The first location that flat Sarnoff and I visited was the Old Cook County Hospital. It won't be that old after the renovations though.

The 2nd landmark that we visited was Oprah's Harpo Studios which was replaced by McDonald's Corporation. I figured that the street corner that it was located on did the job.

The 3rd place that Sarnoff and I visited was the Nielson building. It was kind of crazy to realize how close this was to school,

The 4th place that we visited was Newton Minow Way. Love taking some time to appreciate a GOAT in this industry!!

The next place we checked out was one of the more famous landmarks in not only Chicago but in the United States. I have been here countless times but this time was a little different getting so many weird looks for taking a picture with David Sarnoff and my hand in my pants.

The next place was the Black Stone Hotel. Now I am probably wrong, but I feel like this hotel is in at least 100 movies or TV shows. I have never been there but it seemed so familiar.

The next place we checked out was another place that I have been to before. The food was great and the experience is always one of a kind!

But we didnt stop there...Sarnoff and I were having too much fun

The 8th place we saw was the Playboy Mansion. Now this was kind of surprising because I literally had no idea that the Playboy Mansion was in Chicago.

The last place that Sarnoff and I went to was the Webster house. Considering this is one of my favorite sitcoms of all time, this was really fun for me.

Flat Sarnoff and Patricia's Journey

Hello!!

Sarnoff and I decided to go around Chicago's television filming locations. Here are some of our memories:

Our first stop was the WTTW PBS 11 and / WTTW Way @ 5400 N St.Louis Avenue. Now this is just 6 minutes away from my home. I found it very interesting that it is so close to my house.

Our next stop was the building used for Bob Newhart Show's external shots of Bob's apartment. It was a bit tricky to find parking but we made it! We even meet with flat Farnsworth on our way and he jumped in the pic with us!

The next stop was the Webster house at 1432 North State Parkway. I never watched the show but the house looked amazing and now I am curious about the show! Also looked at things about the house and found out that it was sold for 9.5 million dollars!! 

The following location was just around the corner and that was the old Playboy house. There were a lot of people working on the front of the house so we had a bit of trouble taking pictures there. 

Our next location was Oprah's Harpo Studios at 1058 W Washington Blvd. Now here we had a lot of trouble finding it! We walked and walked around the building and we could not find it but then we asked and were told it was right behind us!

On our way to the next location we got hit with some rain and my little friend got really wet. Also once we got there we found out the Old Cook County hospital is now under construction but we still managed to get some pictures. 

The next location was the The Blackstone Hotel! Here we had some trouble as well as there was someone famous there and there were restrictions to taking pictures. We were encountered by about 6 bodyguards at the entrance who said we could only take a picture with the plaque behind us :( sad but at least we got to see it.

Our last stop was at the Family Matters House. I never watched the show but the house was wonderful, just to find out that the original house was demolished. Sad that they would destroy something that is important for fans of the show.

Well that was the end of our journey. Hope you enjoyed it! We sure did! 

Flat Sarnoff, Farnsworth & Quel Horvath Tour Chicago!

 Our journey began on the North Side of Chicago at the location in which the Family Matters home once stood. I grew up with Family Matters always being on at my grandparents house. In some ways, the characters remind me of my own family members. 

My next stop was the Museum of Broadcast and Communications. This museum has been here for such a long time and I never got a chance to go inside. It is so cool and rich with history on radio and broadcast. Definitely a hidden gem in Chicago.

Ah yes, Playboy Mansion! I've stood outside these gates each summer and imagined what it was like to be inside there back in the day. Rest in peace Hugh Hefner! 

Right down the block is the home from the TV show, Webster. I loved watching Webster when I was kid because he was so slick and funny. I look some tricks from him when I felt bold. This house is build so cute. It is so crazy how I never noticed it before!

The Bob Newhart statue was the hardest to find! I walked through the entire pier and garden area looking for it. Real funny, Bob! You jokester. One day I'll write a monolog as good as you. 

Our next stop was the Buckingham Place in Grant Park. Married... With Children is still on TV and I still watch it whenever it comes on. The cast is full of amazing, talented, funny actors who I looked up to as a kid. Al Bundy, what a man! 

Last stop, Billy Goat Tavern! I have never eaten here but I hear the cheezborger is pretty good. The iconic SNL skit took place at this joint. One day when you see me on SNL, they're gonna somehow find this picture of me. It'll be a full circle. ONE DAY! 

Through our journey in Chicago, we visited some of the most iconic places in TV history. We had some laughs and we had some fun all while experiencing two different seasons! First it was fall, now it's summer! Thanks for following!