  Bertz Member Username: Bertz Post Number: 84 Registered: 11-2003 |
17 of Detroit's Moonlight towers still in service. http://steelbuildingshq.com/mo onlight-towers/ | ||
Detroitej72 Member Username: Detroitej72 Post Number: 1295 Registered: 05-2006 |
Where? I only see Austin mentioned. | ||
Mikeg Member Username: Mikeg Post Number: 2257 Registered: 12-2005 |
From the article quote: | ||
Mbr Member Username: Mbr Post Number: 440 Registered: 03-2005 |
"In 1894, the City of Austin purchased 31 used lighting towers from Detroit. A single tower cast light from six carbon arc lamps, illuminating a 3000 foot (920 meters) radius circle brightly enough to read a watch." They are in Austin, originally from Detroit. | ||
Detroitej72 Member Username: Detroitej72 Post Number: 1298 Registered: 05-2006 |
Thanks. I misunderstood and though they ment still in operation in Detroit. | ||
Luckycar Member Username: Luckycar Post Number: 155 Registered: 02-2007 |
The kids climb these,while stoned,in the movie Dazed and Confused."Beer bust at the moon towers,you should come,everyone gonna be there." | ||
Tsomyak Member Username: Tsomyak Post Number: 113 Registered: 04-2008 |
I've lived in Austin since 1980 and never realized that these were purchased from Detroit. Nice to know there's a little bit of Detroit history around here! | ||
Big_baby_jebus Member Username: Big_baby_jebus Post Number: 104 Registered: 09-2008 |
Well... those are ugly. | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 4344 Registered: 10-2003 |
Does anyone know where these use to stand when they were in Detroit? | ||
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765 Post Number: 3078 Registered: 01-2004 |
campus martius had one | ||
Retroit Member Username: Retroit Post Number: 1118 Registered: 04-2008 |
That one at Campus Martius was right on the corner (the curb actually!) of Michigan and Woodward, in front of the old City Hall. | ||
Dianeinaustin Member Username: Dianeinaustin Post Number: 229 Registered: 02-2008 |
Big Baby, they might be ugly to you but to those of us who have lived under their lights they aren't. And now that I know they are from Detroit they are really special. I can brag about them being from my hometown. |
