History of Austin's Moonlight Towers

[@rodnroll3096]

Party at the moon tower classic

[@aprilduff4572]

Currently reading an inspirational/romance/historical fiction novel by Colleen Coble. It is based in Austin, TX and she mentions moonlight towers on several occasions, so off to Google-land I went to learn about these structures! I love it when I learn something new everyday!

[@Muonium1]

how did they maintain them in the early years? I see they just use a big crane now but surely they didn't make workers climb them with all their equipment everytime back then. pulley hoist?

[@sigmasquadleader]

I remember something similar in concept from the pre-internet age. Streetlight towers inside freeway interchanges in LA County.

[@bustedkeaton]

TxDOT supposedly got the idea for lighting highways with those big ballast lights you see now from the moonlight towers

[@borntoclimb7116]

In some placess in germany, we have this

[@edman813]

I always thought they were cell towers, that was my thought on the one in front of Kealing during my Middle School run.

[@loganstroganoff1284]

I always wondered what the moon tower was about in dazed and confused lol now I know

[@masterofreality926]

What a pain it was to maintain them during carbon arc tech in use.

[@borntoclimb7116]

Interesting

[@PinoSilvestreOriginal]

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