are still standing, but they no longer produce automobiles. In 1973 a group of Avco executives purchased the Evendale, Ohio, operation of AVCO Electronics Division, a successor to one of Crosley's business ventures, and renamed it the Cincinnati Electronics Corporation. The company manufactured a broad range of sophisticated electronic equipment for communications and space, infrared and radar, and electronic warfare, among others. Since its creation in 1973, Cincinnati Electronics has been acquired by a handful of companies, including GEC Marconi (1981), BAE Systems (1999), CMC Electronics (2001), L-3 Communications (2004–2019), and L3Harris (2019-present). The present-day Crosley Corporation is not connected to the original Crosley. An independent appliance distributor formed the current company after purchasing the rights to the name from Avco in 1976. Its appliances are manufactured mostly in North America by Electrolux and Whirlpool Corporation. Crosley-branded, top-loading washing machines are made by the Whirlpool at its plant in Clyde, Ohio. In 1984, Modern Marketing Concepts, one of the leading U.S. manufacturers of vintage-styled turntables, radios, and other audio electronics, reintroduced Crosley brand name for its Crosley Radio. Crosley's automobiles and experimental military vehicles are in the collections of several museums. Crosleys are also sought-after vehicles by vintage auto collectors. The Crosley company's Bonzo promotional items and Crosley Pup radios have become valuable as collectibles. A papier mâché Crosley Bonzo is on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The University of Cincinnati, where Crosley was a student, has named their building Crosley Tower after him. Honors and awards Inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2010. Inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2013. The street-level main entrance to Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati is named Crosley Terrace in his honor. Notes References External links Crosley Automobile Club Inc. The Crosley Car Owners Club (CCOC) Crosley Fish & Wildlife Area, North Vernon, Indiana Crosley Radio, in West Coast Midnight Run, 2013 edition "Crosleys had the Right Formula", Cincinnati Enquirer Pinecroft, Cincinnati, Ohio The Powel Crosley Estate (Seagate), Bradenton, Florida 1886 births 1961 deaths American business executives American founders of automobile manufacturers Businesspeople from Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds owners History of radio Major League Baseball owners Radio electronics University of Cincinnati alumni 20th-century American businesspeople