Austinist: The Accidental Gentrifist: Positively Phototactic

Benj

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:04:47 -0600

I think they all say the same thing: 'Austin's Moonlight Towers This is one of 31 original Moonlight Towers installed in Austin in 1895. Seventeen remain. Each tower illuminated a circle of 3000 feet using 6 carbon arc lamps (now mercury vapor). Austin's tower lights are the sole survivors of this once-popular ingenious lighting system. 1993' Not the whole story of course. But maybe more on that in a later column. Thanks for the comments & recommends.

unclebusty

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:32:33 -0600

There is a plaque at the one on 41st and speedway, but i have yet to read it.

truecraig

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:30:40 -0600

Chasing ghosts by bike. I like.

name

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:20:07 -0600

oh, I now see you already did that. I should have kept reading.

name

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:16:55 -0600

I am looking at an aerial photo of Trinity & Cesar Chavez right now, taken in 2006... the moontower is there in 2006.... hrm. might be worth a phone call to follow up/find out what happened...

heyzeus

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:45:12 -0600

Great post. Really enjoyed it.

Edie

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:36:07 -0600

I want to go on the moonlight tower bike tour! The post made me smile too. Especially the skull, temple, domino, jack-o-lantern stretch.

helloali

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:50:28 -0600

i passed beneath the 41st and speedway tower this evening, and it made me smile. this post did, too. weird about the trinity and cesar chavez one - i'd swear i've seen it in the not-too-distant past.