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===Transmitters=== Television transmission has been taking place from Crystal Palace since at least the 1930s<ref name="PopularMech">{{cite journal|title=Television for Millions|journal=Popular Mechanics|date=September 1935|volume=64|issue=3|pages=321β323|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud4DAAAAMBAJ&q=Popular+Science+1935+plane+%22Popular+Mechanics%22&pg=PA321|access-date=29 May 2013}}</ref> and two [[Television|TV]] [[transmitter]] towers β [[Crystal Palace Transmitter]] β {{convert|640|ft}} tall β and [[Croydon transmitting station|Croydon Transmitter]] β {{convert|500|ft}} tall β stand on the hill at Upper Norwood, making the district a landmark location visible from many parts of London. The towers may appear similar in height and design, but the Crystal Palace mast, constructed in 1956, is on a slightly higher elevation. The current Croydon tower was built in 1962. [[File:Cp mast.jpg|thumb|alt=Photograph taken at a distance showing entire height of Crystal Palace Park TV transmitter.|The [[Crystal Palace Transmitter]], at 219 metres tall, is the fourth tallest structure in London, behind [[the Shard]], [[One Canada Square]] and [[Heron Tower]].<ref name="CPT-Sky">{{cite web |title=Crystal Palace Transmitter |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3886 |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |access-date=26 June 2008}}</ref>]]
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