San Francisco
In 1926, NBC launched a 3rd radio network, aside from its Red and Blue. The Orange network served the West Coast and in 1927 opened its headquarters in San Francisco at the St. Francis hotel until moving to the 22nd floor of the Hunter-Dolan building at 111 Sutter.
In the 1930s it became clear that NBC West Coast needed a larger facility. They signed a contract for a new Radio City to be constructed at the corner of Taylor and O'Farrell. But by the time the building was finished in 1942, NBC West Coast had already moved to Los Angeles. The new San Francisco building continued to operate until 1967 when it's long-term lease expired. The building went on to house television stations before being turned into offices in the 1990s.
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