WXYZ: Home of the Green Hornet

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Linen postcard featuring the Maccabees building with WXYZ’s call sign posted on top.

The Maccabees Building – A $2,500,000 building in the Art Center of Detroit Michigan, dedicated July 23, 1927, was the first important office building in this section. The Maccabees building was the national headquarters for the officers of 200,000 Maccabees in the United States and Canada, which was a a fraternal organization that provided low-cost insurance to its members.

In 1930, WXYZ, occupying the top floors of the Maccabees building, was home to the The Lone Ranger (January 31, 1933), The Green Hornet (January 31, 1936)  and Challenge of the Yukon/Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (January 3, 1939).

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