Moonlight towers or moontowers are lighting structures designed to illuminate areas of a city at night.
The towers were popular in the late 19th century in cities across the United States and Europe; they were most common in the 1880s and 1890s. In some places they were used when standard street-lighting, using smaller, shorter, and more numerous lamps, were impractically expensive. In other places they were used in addition to gas street lighting. The towers were designed to illuminate areas often of several blocks at once. Arc lamps, known for their exceptionally bright and harsh light, were the most common method of illumination. As incandescent electric street lighting became common, the prevalence of towers began to wane.
Moonlight towers in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas is the only city in the world known still to have moonlight towers. They are 165 feet (50m) tall with foundations 15 feet (4.6m) wide. The towers were manufactured in Indiana by Fort Wayne Electric Company and assembled onsite. In 1894, the City of Austin purchased 31 used towers from Detroit. A single tower cast light from six carbon arc lamps, illuminating a 1,500 feet (460m) radius circle brightly enough to read a watch.
The moonlight towers of Austin, Texas, are the last urban municipal lighting towers in the world: because before every street was wired to the grid, how else would you light up a city? ■ Austin Energy: https://austinenergy.com/ ■ Moonlight Towers https://www.austintexas.org/listings/moonlight-towers/5895/
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published: 27 Nov 2023
Dazed and Confused | Party at the Moonlight Tower
After the Emporium closes, everyone heads to a party under a moonlight tower. The drinks flow and some interesting theories about George Washington come up...
Film Synopsis:
This critically acclaimed cult favorite, written and directed by Richard Linklater (The School of Rock), explores the last day of school - and one wild night - in the lives of high school students in 1976. Complete with bongs and bell bottoms, macrame and mood rings, and featuring classic rock music by Aerosmith, Black Sabbath and KISS, this superb ensemble cast of up-and-comers (Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey and Milla Jovovich) delivers an enduring film that Rolling Stone called "spectacularly funny!" 1976 was a time they'd never forget…if only they could remember…
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published: 30 Apr 2022
The Last of the Moonlight Towers preview
published: 02 Jul 2016
History of Austin's Moonlight Towers
***2024: See an updated version of this video at https://youtu.be/7R7qVdrUuFI
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By 1895, the City of Austin had completed its proposed water and electric distribution systems. On May 6, 1895, switches were thrown to illuminate the now-iconic moonlight towers — 31 in all — a truly historic way to mark the start of the city’s electric utility. A celebration was later held on July 4, 1895 to officially dedicate the utility.
Learn more about Austin Energy's 125-year history: austinenergy.com/go/history
published: 03 Dec 2020
ROBLOX Moonlight Tower but it's Keyboard ASMR
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Roblox Moonlight Tower but its Keyboard ASMR
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Hey Sapphires! Welcome back to another Keyboard ASMR video. Today we are playing Moonlight Tower.
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𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒔:
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https://www.youtube.com/c/Chillpeach
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𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌: https://www.roblox.com/games/6138263476/Moon-Light-Tower-Ne...
published: 26 Jul 2022
Zilker moonlight tower back up, now brighter than ever
The city’s other 17 moonlight towers will also be restored and outfitted with the LED light bulbs.
published: 01 Sep 2016
Qatar. Moon Towers Lusail City #raffles #RafflesDoha #FairmontDoha# EidAlFitr #EidMubarak
Katara Moon Towers Lusail City Katara Towers, Arabic أبراج كتارا, and named as Crescent Tower Lusail
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published: 31 Jul 2023
Discover Austin: Moonlight Towers - Episode 12
In this episode of Discover Austin, we explore the city's first form of nighttime illumination, the Moonlight Towers.
Discover Austin explores the culture of Central Texas. We visit landmarks, events, restaurants, history, and much more.
Craig Smyser, Fiv Realty
512-650-7300
[email protected]
Greetings, I’m Craig Smyser. This is one of the last remaining Moonlight Towers in the world. On this episode of Discover Austin, we’re going to explore this relic of the past.
At first glance, this might look like a cell phone tower. But it’s actually a Moonlight Tower that has been standing here since the 1890s. Back then, the population of Austin was around 15,000, and the only light available after sunset was provided by the moon. In the early 1880s, moonlight towers starte...
published: 06 Jul 2018
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published: 30 Aug 2024
Live in the D: Moon Tower
Austin's Moon Tower is over 100 years old with it's origins in Detroit.
The moonlight towers of Austin, Texas, are the last urban municipal lighting towers in the world: because before every street was wired to the grid, how else wo...
The moonlight towers of Austin, Texas, are the last urban municipal lighting towers in the world: because before every street was wired to the grid, how else would you light up a city? ■ Austin Energy: https://austinenergy.com/ ■ Moonlight Towers https://www.austintexas.org/listings/moonlight-towers/5895/
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The moonlight towers of Austin, Texas, are the last urban municipal lighting towers in the world: because before every street was wired to the grid, how else would you light up a city? ■ Austin Energy: https://austinenergy.com/ ■ Moonlight Towers https://www.austintexas.org/listings/moonlight-towers/5895/
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After the Emporium closes, everyone heads to a party under a moonlight tower. The drinks flow and some interesting theories about George Washington come up...
...
After the Emporium closes, everyone heads to a party under a moonlight tower. The drinks flow and some interesting theories about George Washington come up...
Film Synopsis:
This critically acclaimed cult favorite, written and directed by Richard Linklater (The School of Rock), explores the last day of school - and one wild night - in the lives of high school students in 1976. Complete with bongs and bell bottoms, macrame and mood rings, and featuring classic rock music by Aerosmith, Black Sabbath and KISS, this superb ensemble cast of up-and-comers (Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey and Milla Jovovich) delivers an enduring film that Rolling Stone called "spectacularly funny!" 1976 was a time they'd never forget…if only they could remember…
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After the Emporium closes, everyone heads to a party under a moonlight tower. The drinks flow and some interesting theories about George Washington come up...
Film Synopsis:
This critically acclaimed cult favorite, written and directed by Richard Linklater (The School of Rock), explores the last day of school - and one wild night - in the lives of high school students in 1976. Complete with bongs and bell bottoms, macrame and mood rings, and featuring classic rock music by Aerosmith, Black Sabbath and KISS, this superb ensemble cast of up-and-comers (Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey and Milla Jovovich) delivers an enduring film that Rolling Stone called "spectacularly funny!" 1976 was a time they'd never forget…if only they could remember…
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#FocusFeatures #DazedAndConfused #MillaJovovich
***2024: See an updated version of this video at https://youtu.be/7R7qVdrUuFI
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By 1895, the City of Austin had completed its proposed water and electric di...
***2024: See an updated version of this video at https://youtu.be/7R7qVdrUuFI
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By 1895, the City of Austin had completed its proposed water and electric distribution systems. On May 6, 1895, switches were thrown to illuminate the now-iconic moonlight towers — 31 in all — a truly historic way to mark the start of the city’s electric utility. A celebration was later held on July 4, 1895 to officially dedicate the utility.
Learn more about Austin Energy's 125-year history: austinenergy.com/go/history
***2024: See an updated version of this video at https://youtu.be/7R7qVdrUuFI
---
By 1895, the City of Austin had completed its proposed water and electric distribution systems. On May 6, 1895, switches were thrown to illuminate the now-iconic moonlight towers — 31 in all — a truly historic way to mark the start of the city’s electric utility. A celebration was later held on July 4, 1895 to officially dedicate the utility.
Learn more about Austin Energy's 125-year history: austinenergy.com/go/history
୨୧ 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒆 ୨୧
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Roblox Moonlight Tower but its Keyboard ASMR
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Hey Sapphires! Welcome back to another Keyboard ASMR video. ...
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Roblox Moonlight Tower but its Keyboard ASMR
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Hey Sapphires! Welcome back to another Keyboard ASMR video. Today we are playing Moonlight Tower.
Consider liking and subscribing if you like this video.
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𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌: https://www.roblox.com/games/6138263476/Moon-Light-Tower-New-Tower
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In this episode of Discover Austin, we explore the city's first form of nighttime illumination, the Moonlight Towers.
Discover Austin explores the culture of...
In this episode of Discover Austin, we explore the city's first form of nighttime illumination, the Moonlight Towers.
Discover Austin explores the culture of Central Texas. We visit landmarks, events, restaurants, history, and much more.
Craig Smyser, Fiv Realty
512-650-7300
[email protected]
Greetings, I’m Craig Smyser. This is one of the last remaining Moonlight Towers in the world. On this episode of Discover Austin, we’re going to explore this relic of the past.
At first glance, this might look like a cell phone tower. But it’s actually a Moonlight Tower that has been standing here since the 1890s. Back then, the population of Austin was around 15,000, and the only light available after sunset was provided by the moon. In the early 1880s, moonlight towers started to appear in numerous cities across the United States as a way to illuminate the deep darkness of the night. In 1894, Austin bought 31 second-hand towers from the city of Detroit and erected them across town. The lights were extremely bright, even by our current day standards. While a gas lamp, a common streetlight at the time, gave off about 15 candles worth of light, the moonlight towers gave off several thousand candles worth. Because these lights are so bright, they were set up very high. In fact, Austin’s moonlight towers stand at 165 feet tall. Originally, there were six carbon arc lights at the top of each tower. For those who are a bit rusty on late 19th century technology, let me explain. If you take two rods of carbon, set them apart from each other, and send electricity through them, the electricity will arc across the gap between the rods creating a very bright light. Not only are carbon arc lights extremely bright, but they burn out very quickly. As a result, the moonlight towers required daily changing of the carbon electrodes which meant someone had to hop onto the little platform inside the tower and use the pulley system to ride up to the top. Obviously, this was very labor intensive. It wasn’t until the 1920s that Austin switched over to incandescent lightbulbs. But while Austin was updating their lighting in the towers, every other town that had them simply tore the towers down and replaced them with regular streetlights which, of course, by this time had experienced much technical innovation. Even as Austin updated its street lighting in the coming decades, the city left the towers up to avoid the cost of dismantling them. As the years passed, residents grew fond of the moonlight towers, their historic nature, and that they are the only ones left in the world. In fact, in 1976, the moonlight towers were added to the National Registry of Historic Places. In the mid-1990s, the city invested over $1 million to restore the 15 towers that still stand around town.
I invite you to take an evening stroll to one of the moonlight towers to enjoy a sight that can only be seen in Austin. I’m Craig Smyser. Thanks for joining me for this episode of Discover Austin.
In this episode of Discover Austin, we explore the city's first form of nighttime illumination, the Moonlight Towers.
Discover Austin explores the culture of Central Texas. We visit landmarks, events, restaurants, history, and much more.
Craig Smyser, Fiv Realty
512-650-7300
[email protected]
Greetings, I’m Craig Smyser. This is one of the last remaining Moonlight Towers in the world. On this episode of Discover Austin, we’re going to explore this relic of the past.
At first glance, this might look like a cell phone tower. But it’s actually a Moonlight Tower that has been standing here since the 1890s. Back then, the population of Austin was around 15,000, and the only light available after sunset was provided by the moon. In the early 1880s, moonlight towers started to appear in numerous cities across the United States as a way to illuminate the deep darkness of the night. In 1894, Austin bought 31 second-hand towers from the city of Detroit and erected them across town. The lights were extremely bright, even by our current day standards. While a gas lamp, a common streetlight at the time, gave off about 15 candles worth of light, the moonlight towers gave off several thousand candles worth. Because these lights are so bright, they were set up very high. In fact, Austin’s moonlight towers stand at 165 feet tall. Originally, there were six carbon arc lights at the top of each tower. For those who are a bit rusty on late 19th century technology, let me explain. If you take two rods of carbon, set them apart from each other, and send electricity through them, the electricity will arc across the gap between the rods creating a very bright light. Not only are carbon arc lights extremely bright, but they burn out very quickly. As a result, the moonlight towers required daily changing of the carbon electrodes which meant someone had to hop onto the little platform inside the tower and use the pulley system to ride up to the top. Obviously, this was very labor intensive. It wasn’t until the 1920s that Austin switched over to incandescent lightbulbs. But while Austin was updating their lighting in the towers, every other town that had them simply tore the towers down and replaced them with regular streetlights which, of course, by this time had experienced much technical innovation. Even as Austin updated its street lighting in the coming decades, the city left the towers up to avoid the cost of dismantling them. As the years passed, residents grew fond of the moonlight towers, their historic nature, and that they are the only ones left in the world. In fact, in 1976, the moonlight towers were added to the National Registry of Historic Places. In the mid-1990s, the city invested over $1 million to restore the 15 towers that still stand around town.
I invite you to take an evening stroll to one of the moonlight towers to enjoy a sight that can only be seen in Austin. I’m Craig Smyser. Thanks for joining me for this episode of Discover Austin.
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The moonlight towers of Austin, Texas, are the last urban municipal lighting towers in the world: because before every street was wired to the grid, how else would you light up a city? ■ Austin Energy: https://austinenergy.com/ ■ Moonlight Towers https://www.austintexas.org/listings/moonlight-towers/5895/
Producer: Jodi Shores at Sparksight https://sparksight.com
Director: Kelly Shores at @readysetdrone
DoP: Noah Killeen
Drone: Kris Waters
Editor: Michelle Martin https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheCrux
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After the Emporium closes, everyone heads to a party under a moonlight tower. The drinks flow and some interesting theories about George Washington come up...
Film Synopsis:
This critically acclaimed cult favorite, written and directed by Richard Linklater (The School of Rock), explores the last day of school - and one wild night - in the lives of high school students in 1976. Complete with bongs and bell bottoms, macrame and mood rings, and featuring classic rock music by Aerosmith, Black Sabbath and KISS, this superb ensemble cast of up-and-comers (Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey and Milla Jovovich) delivers an enduring film that Rolling Stone called "spectacularly funny!" 1976 was a time they'd never forget…if only they could remember…
Subscribe to Focus Features: http://bit.ly/FocusFeaturesYouTube
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#FocusFeatures #DazedAndConfused #MillaJovovich
***2024: See an updated version of this video at https://youtu.be/7R7qVdrUuFI
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By 1895, the City of Austin had completed its proposed water and electric distribution systems. On May 6, 1895, switches were thrown to illuminate the now-iconic moonlight towers — 31 in all — a truly historic way to mark the start of the city’s electric utility. A celebration was later held on July 4, 1895 to officially dedicate the utility.
Learn more about Austin Energy's 125-year history: austinenergy.com/go/history
In this episode of Discover Austin, we explore the city's first form of nighttime illumination, the Moonlight Towers.
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Greetings, I’m Craig Smyser. This is one of the last remaining Moonlight Towers in the world. On this episode of Discover Austin, we’re going to explore this relic of the past.
At first glance, this might look like a cell phone tower. But it’s actually a Moonlight Tower that has been standing here since the 1890s. Back then, the population of Austin was around 15,000, and the only light available after sunset was provided by the moon. In the early 1880s, moonlight towers started to appear in numerous cities across the United States as a way to illuminate the deep darkness of the night. In 1894, Austin bought 31 second-hand towers from the city of Detroit and erected them across town. The lights were extremely bright, even by our current day standards. While a gas lamp, a common streetlight at the time, gave off about 15 candles worth of light, the moonlight towers gave off several thousand candles worth. Because these lights are so bright, they were set up very high. In fact, Austin’s moonlight towers stand at 165 feet tall. Originally, there were six carbon arc lights at the top of each tower. For those who are a bit rusty on late 19th century technology, let me explain. If you take two rods of carbon, set them apart from each other, and send electricity through them, the electricity will arc across the gap between the rods creating a very bright light. Not only are carbon arc lights extremely bright, but they burn out very quickly. As a result, the moonlight towers required daily changing of the carbon electrodes which meant someone had to hop onto the little platform inside the tower and use the pulley system to ride up to the top. Obviously, this was very labor intensive. It wasn’t until the 1920s that Austin switched over to incandescent lightbulbs. But while Austin was updating their lighting in the towers, every other town that had them simply tore the towers down and replaced them with regular streetlights which, of course, by this time had experienced much technical innovation. Even as Austin updated its street lighting in the coming decades, the city left the towers up to avoid the cost of dismantling them. As the years passed, residents grew fond of the moonlight towers, their historic nature, and that they are the only ones left in the world. In fact, in 1976, the moonlight towers were added to the National Registry of Historic Places. In the mid-1990s, the city invested over $1 million to restore the 15 towers that still stand around town.
I invite you to take an evening stroll to one of the moonlight towers to enjoy a sight that can only be seen in Austin. I’m Craig Smyser. Thanks for joining me for this episode of Discover Austin.
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Moonlight towers or moontowers are lighting structures designed to illuminate areas of a city at night.
The towers were popular in the late 19th century in cities across the United States and Europe; they were most common in the 1880s and 1890s. In some places they were used when standard street-lighting, using smaller, shorter, and more numerous lamps, were impractically expensive. In other places they were used in addition to gas street lighting. The towers were designed to illuminate areas often of several blocks at once. Arc lamps, known for their exceptionally bright and harsh light, were the most common method of illumination. As incandescent electric street lighting became common, the prevalence of towers began to wane.
Moonlight towers in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas is the only city in the world known still to have moonlight towers. They are 165 feet (50m) tall with foundations 15 feet (4.6m) wide. The towers were manufactured in Indiana by Fort Wayne Electric Company and assembled onsite. In 1894, the City of Austin purchased 31 used towers from Detroit. A single tower cast light from six carbon arc lamps, illuminating a 1,500 feet (460m) radius circle brightly enough to read a watch.
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