The Metro Phoenix History & Preservation Thread - Page 6

hrivas · #**101** Posted **Dec 13, 2011, 9:44 PM**

"A glass covered cupola, now used as a flag pole base, once held a beacon light visible from 30 miles away."

taken from this book:
http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/...er.jsp?R=43836

PHX31 · #**102** Posted **Dec 13, 2011, 10:08 PM**

/\Cool!

There used to be an old thread somewhere on the forum that had a ton of old pictures of the lanterns (beacons, etc.) on old NYC skyscrapers. It was really cool.

I guess we wouldn't want a beacon you could see 30 miles away (would be pretty bright for the residents of 44 Monroe, the Westin, etc.) but they could put in something softer yet still neat.