Moonlight towers/Moontowers

[+173Carver]

Hey Waymarkers (the few, the proud),

 

I was scrolling social media and found an urbanist talking about something I've never heard of or seen before, Moonlight towers! Wiki says: "A moonlight tower or moontower is a lighting structure designed to illuminate areas of a town or city at night. Only the collection of towers in Austin, Texas, have been termed historically "moonlight towers," a term that dates to the mid-20th century. The light from the towers was compared to moonlight, after they were installed in 1895." I thought it was so interesting.

 

I can't find a category they could fit in, could this be a new niche category? From some quick research there aren't too many left and obviously not being constructed anymore. To widen this categories tally I thought replicas could be accepted. 

 

Thanks for your time and consideration, I'm looking forward to feedback and questions.

 

173Carver

[+bluesnote]

On 11/24/2024 at 11:42 AM, 173Carver said:

Hey Waymarkers (the few, the proud),

 

I was scrolling social media and found an urbanist talking about something I've never heard of or seen before, Moonlight towers! Wiki says: "A moonlight tower or moontower is a lighting structure designed to illuminate areas of a town or city at night. Only the collection of towers in Austin, Texas, have been termed historically "moonlight towers," a term that dates to the mid-20th century. The light from the towers was compared to moonlight, after they were installed in 1895." I thought it was so interesting.

 

I can't find a category they could fit in, could this be a new niche category? From some quick research there aren't too many left and obviously not being constructed anymore. To widen this categories tally I thought replicas could be accepted. 

 

Thanks for your time and consideration, I'm looking forward to feedback and questions.

 

173Carver

While interesting, I think these are too rare to be included into Waymarking. Perhaps other categories can fill in the gaps.

[+saopaulo1]

From wikipedia: "The moonlight towers in Austin, Texas, are the only known surviving moonlight towers in the world."

 

They've been waymarked in the NRHP category already. 

[+Max and 99]

https://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/WMPVD6_Austins_Moonlight_Towers_Austin_TX

 

Just saw this on a Google search. So interesting!

[+FamilieFrohne]

To quote the mentioned article: "The towers were popular during the late 19th century in cities across the United States."

 

This is a strong indicator for me, that these items are not global enough. Also there are only a handful left. And as already said, these could fit better in another category.

[+173Carver]

Thank you all of your thoughts and perspectives. I'll look for the few that are way marked under NRHP's whenever I find myself in Austin, TX. 

 

Do any of you have thoughts on my previous post regarding Skywalks? (If so, please reply and quote there!  )

 

Thanks again for your time and attention! Happy Waymarking!