Monthly Archives: November 2015

And it’s gone: 3490 Bluff Road

3490 tower

I’m startled that, after I finally made a pilgrimage to 3490 Bluff Road, it’s now gone.

A few weeks back in this spot, I talked about visiting 3490 Bluff Road this fall. The address, on Indianapolis’ south side, was for decades the studio of WTTV 4, the independent TV station that was the home of Dick the Bruiser and other wrestlers, kids’ show hosts Cowboy Bob and Janie and late-night horror host Sammy Terry.

I just got around to going to see the station building, which hadn’t been used in a decade and had been for sale for several years … and now it’s gone.

3490 addy sign

The Indianapolis Star reported recently that 3490 Bluff Road was demolished.

It’s no more.

I’m glad I got a chance to check it out before it was gone.

RIP Michael Gross

Movies, TV, books and more are so often marketed with eye-catching logos, but we don’t often think about where those logos came from.

Michael Gross, an artist and designer, has died at the age of 70. Gross did many creative things but the logo of his that is most recognizable is the “No Ghosts” logo for the 1984 classic “Ghostbusters.”

Gross was a designer for the late, lamented National Lampoon magazine. He created the 1973 cover with the fictional threat to kill a dog if people didn’t buy the magazine.

Gross was also a consultant to John Lennon and the Muppets.

That’s ugly, Superman

Jeez, Clark. Jealous much?

“Plug-ugly wrestler.”

From Lois Lane #8, newstand date April 1959.