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Rhymeswithrawk
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Posted on Sunday, August 24, 2008 - 8:00 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Are those the same light towers that were erected in the 1940s? Or did they replace them at some time?
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Motownmark04
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Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 1:50 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

They're the same light towers - structurally. When the stadium was renovated in the 1970s and early 80's, the light fixtures on the towers were replaced with more efficient lights. If you look at photos of the towers when they were installed in 1948, there were many more lights on the tower before the renovations.