The Rise and Fall of the Zenith Radio Corporation, Chicago IL.

My respect tward the Zenith Radio Corporation led me to create this slide show as a glimpse of what the electronics industry was in the United States and what is now left of it.

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[GONZARoller]

RCA Victor & Zenith were both very trusted names in television & radio.

Some good manufacturers that exist today are:

Sony. (but my PS3 overheated & fried)

Toshiba.

LG.

Sharp.

Vizio.

HP (Hewlett Packard)

And RCA still makes pretty good products in my opinion.

The only problems is that a lot of other manufacturers in the US & Canada are resorting to Chinese sweatshops for assembly of Products. And of course the Chinese sweatshops don't always have concern for "quality control".

[drh4683]

There really is no domestic electronics manufacturers of TV/radio equipment, unless you are considering computers. The only consumer make thats left that comes to mind is Motorola. RCA and Zenith are just names owned by foreign entities, the companies that were once strong and great are long dead and gone now.

[me748]

its sickening to think that good old america is all gone to damn CHINA!!. yes imports should be outlawed or taxed out of existence. thats why i buy vintage appliances and electronics, quality goes in before the name goes on. USA

[19Spencer80]

Damn fine job.

[JamesofOklahoma]

Very moving.. I collect antique radios and have many Zenith radios. The oldest from 1924, the newest from 1951. We had a Zenith color TV (bought 1970) whe I was growing up. Zenith quality was always great. I remember the "Quality goes in before the name goes on" ads on TV back then. How sad it is to see this factory in ruins, like so many others like it.

[mercedes560sel]

I was born in 1963 . . I have seen so many changes in my 48 years. I wish that our country was what I remembered growing up. I remember many RCA and Zenith products in our home growing up. In fact everything we had from appliances to cars was made in the USA. I don't remember any foreign made products at all in fact before the 1980's. I was layed off my job in July 2009 and as of Feb 2012 still have not found good work. I never thought I would see days like this in the once mighty USA.

[oldbob1951]

Very nice tribute to a great company. Not only have the US consumer electronics manufacturers left the scene; but the network of people that were employed as a result have almost vanished as well. I am referring to parts distributors and the independent sales and service dealers. There are some left, but most are gone now. Zenith itself made mistakes when they broke away from "handcrafted" chassis designs and put out some poor quality products which destroyed it's reputation.

[llanamejia]

You made me cry but not for the Zenith Corporation but for the United States of America (and I am not an American)

[whiskeyify]

I wonder what's happened to America? This video reminds me of working for Ma Bell (AT&T) back in the old days, I hired on in 1973. We had excellent training and everyone took pride in their work.

[wb5oxq]

So sad to see things like this. Zenith made some of the best radios ever built in the 30s -60s then you would see imports with their name on them and now nothing. Too bad.

[indystang]

My Zenith b/w portable 13" I got for my 13th birthday (in 69) was still working 20 years later when I sold it in a garage sale. Wish I had that good little TV back.

[AgentPepsi1]

Another wonderful American company destroyed by Obama's beloved Union thugs!

[wb5oxq]

So sad!  My parents and I owned many a good Zenith product back then. My last Zenith is a 1977 Console stereo with color tv. Rea lsolid pecan wood cabinet. Stereo still works beautifully, TV has no color any more. Anyone ever watch the show Tucker, a man and his dream? If not you should.