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Detroit Landmarks: 1908
Detroit, 1908. "Cadillac Square, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument and Hotel Pontchartrain from City Hall." Also the lower section of one of the city's famous "moonlight tower" arc lamps. And: Someone stop that hat! 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Moonlight Elevator
Dave, the lights didn't travel down to meet the man. The man used a hand-cranked elevator to travel up and service the lights. This is depicted and described in the following NY Times news article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/travel/austins-moon-towers-beyond-daz...
A Spindly Affair
This is my first time to see one of those moonlight arc lamp towers up close. Seems kind of flimsy - though I notice all the guy wires. Climbing one of those for maintenance was surely a risky business and there doesn't seem to be anything to prevent anyone from doing so.
[The lamps probably come down to street level for maintenance. Hence the crank. - Dave]
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