#86 - Corporate Sponsorship - Who did it first?

Last week, it was the first big trip.

This week, another first.

Today, it seems as though every entertainment venue you look at, has a corporate name attached to it.

I'm not arguing it – in today's financial climate, it's almost necessary to survive.

But when did this all start?

Well, put it this way, it was so long ago, that it can retire this year.

Join me, as I look at the first venue to ever have a company name attached to it.

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Check out these links mentioned in this show – and others, just because:

Meridian Hall

https://tolive.com/Meridian-Hall

Carling O'Keefe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carling_O%27Keefe

The Original O'Keefe Business Office

https://www.eraarch.ca/projects/ryerson-continuing-education-building/

Rogers Centre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Centre

Major League Baseball Stadium and Team Names

https://www.mlb.com/team (if you run behind a VPN, turn it off to see this site – it doesn't like them!)

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