Happy birthday, Sesame Street!

Sesame Street turns 40!

Sesame Street debuted on Nov 10, 1969 and has been going strong ever since. Its first episode was brought to you by the letters W, S & E, and the numbers 2 & 3.

The show was first taped at Teletape Studios at West 81st Street and Broadway, then at Dick Cavett's old studio at 9th Avenue and West 55th Street, and then to its present home (since 1993) at Kaufman Astoria Studios in my neighborhood, Astoria!

I always knew Astoria looked like Sesame Street. Turns out I was right!
(See "Sunny Day! Chasing the clouds away!" 6/9/2004)