Ask any Mount Prospect long-timer and one of the most universal local memories they have is of the pair of Zenith radio towers that once stood at the corner of Central and Rand roads. Constructed in ...

They say necessity is the mother of invention. Nothing proves this more than the story of how the iconic Zenith Trans-Oceanic portable radio receiver came into existence. Commander Eugene McDonald ...

For this ongoing Fall 2024 Fund Drive, we are proudly featuring two rare antique radios, kindly provided and restored by the California Historical Radio Society (CHRS). These lovely finds are ...

The Vault is Slate’s new history blog. Like us on Facebook; follow us on Twitter @slatevault; find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. Isamu Noguchi, the ...