Moonlight Tower from Dazed and Confused - Austin, TX - Roadside Attractions on Waymarking.com

IN the 1890's the City of Austin constructed 31 towers to provide artificial light to the rapidly growing city. The "artificial moonlight" was originally prduced by a then relatively new device called a carbon arc lamp. The towers now use 6,400-watt mercury vapor bulbs.

Over the years many of the original 31 towers were lost to construction, errant vehicles and other unfortunate circumstances. Today 15 towers remain standing.

In the 1993 cult film "Dazed and Confused", Moonlight Tower 25 in Zilker Park was featured in a high school keg party scene.

A google map shows where the 31 towers were located. (visit link)

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