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San Jose electric light tower - Wikipedia The San Jose electric light tower, also known as Owen's Electric Tower after its creator and chief booster, was constructed in 1881 at an intersection in downtown San Jose, California, as a "high light" or moonlight tower to light the city using arc lights
Electric Light Tower - History San Jose With the enthusiastic financial support of local citizens, construction began that August, and on December 13, 1881, the gigantic 237-foot tower was lit The tower proved to be more spectacular than practical, since its 24,000 candlepower failed to sufficiently light the streets
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Electric Light Tower - The Historical Marker Database When completed in 1881, the 237-foot electric light tower that once spanned the intersection of Market and Santa Clara Streets was the largest single source of electric light in the country The brainchild of J J Owen, founder of the San Jose Mercury News, it was designed to illuminate the entire downtown
Riverpark Towers - Divco West Riverpark Towers is comprised of two, 16-story Class A office towers located in Downtown San Jose, CA Built in 1987, Tower 1 totals 304,000 square feet and built in 2009, Tower II totals 303,000 square feet The property is proximate to Diridon Station and adjacent to Adobe’s headquarters
PCAD - San Jose Electric Light Tower, Downtown, San Jose, CA At the top of the 237-foot tower, composed of iron tubes, were six arc lights topped by a metal reflector, capable of providing 24,000 candlepower An observation deck, thirty feet high, stood at the top of the structure It rested on four feet supported on brick foundations
Looking Back: San Jose’s Electric Light Tower In June, 1881, the City of San José approved Owen's plan Built for around $4,000, the light tower rose to 237 feet high (including the flag pole) and was first illuminated by six carbon arc lamps Power was supplied by a large steam generator housed in the nearby lumber mill on El Dorado Street
200 Park Avenue - Steinberg Hart 200 Park is a tech-oriented office tower that brings the energy and identity of Silicon Valley to downtown San Jose’s urban core
Moonlight tower - Wikipedia Austin, Texas, is the only city in the world known to still have moonlight towers They are 165 feet (50 m) tall with foundations 15 feet (4 6 m) wide The towers were manufactured in Indiana by Fort Wayne Electric Company, and assembled on site [2] A single tower cast light from six carbon arc lamps, illuminating a 1,500-foot (460 m) radius brightly enough to read an analog watch face