Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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From 1972, construction workers hoist the letter H to the top of a building to the delightfully jaunty kazoo and banjo theme by Joe Raposo. Apologies for the slight glitch, but this is the only Letter Hoist film I've managed to find so far. Still on the lookout for at least the letters O and R. All together, the letters became the iconic neon sign for the Empire Hotel in New York City.

PLAYLISTS: bit.ly/Joe_Raposo, bit.ly/Sesame_Street_1

muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Raposo
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_0336
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_2282
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Sesame_Street_Letter_Segments

empirehotelnyc.com/images
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empire_Hotel_(New_York_City)

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