User:SDC/sandbox/wb
List of weather beacons
[edit]Australia
[edit]- New South Wales
- MLC Building, North Sydney[1]
- Westpac Place, Sydney[2]
- Queensland
- Victoria
- IOOF Building (formerly MLC), 303 Collins Street, Melbourne (1973 – ????; non-functioning)[14][15]
- Carlton & United Brewery, Abbotsford[15]
Belgium
[edit]- Who's afraid of Red, Green and Blue: Weather Tower, Dexia Tower, Brussels (22 October 2007 – 22 December 2007)[16][17]
Canada
[edit]- Canada Life Building, Toronto, Ontario (9 August 1951 – present)
- 505 boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest, Montreal, Quebec (dismantled)[18][19]
Germany
[edit]Turkey
[edit]United Kingdom
[edit]United States
[edit]- California
- Mattei Building (formerly Guarantee Savings), Fresno (non-functioning)[25]
- KXTV Weather Tower, Sacramento (24 August 2001 – present)[26]
- Florida
- Illinois
- Weather Bell, Bell Federal Savings Building (street level), 79 West Monroe Street, Chicago[29][30][31][32]
- Bell Federal Savings branch office, Michigan Avenue, Chicago[33]
- WLS-TV Thermometer, Marina City, Chicago (1964 – 1978; dismantled)[34]
- Weather Bell, Bell Federal Savings Building (street level), 79 West Monroe Street, Chicago[29][30][31][32]
- Iowa
- KCCI, Des Moines[35][36][37] (non-functioning and soon to be dismantled as of 27 September 2012)
- American Trust Tower, Dubuque
- KCAU-TV Weather Ball, Terra Centre, Sioux City[38]
- Louisiana
- Falstaff Brewery Weather Ball, New Orleans (1 August 1952 – 7 December 1978; restoration planned for 2008)[39][40][41][42][43][44][45]
- Massachusetts
- Berkeley Building, Boston (15 March 1950 – present)[46]
- Michigan
- Citizens Bank Weatherball, Flint (30 October 1956 – present)[47]
- 13 Weatherball, WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids (1967 – 1987 as Michigan National Bank; 2003 – present)[48][49][50][51]
- Minnesota
- WEBC Weather Beacon, Duluth[52]
- Northwestern National Bank Weatherball, Minneapolis (7 October 1949 – November 1982; dismantled)[53][54][55][56][57][58]
- Saint Paul branch office (dismantled)[59]
- Montevideo branch office
- Rochester branch office[60]
- Missouri
- KCTV Tower, Kansas City
- Business Men's Assurance Company (BMA) weather beacon, 215 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City (dismantled)[61][62]
- Terra Cotta Lofts and Red Moon Restaurant (formerly Great American Life Insurance Company building), St. Louis (1956 – 1979)[63][64][65][66][67]
- New York
- Mutual of New York Building, W. 55th Street & Broadway, New York City[70][71] (inspiration for song Mony, Mony but is no longer using color coding although temperature is still flashed)
- AXA (MONY) Weatherstar, Syracuse
- Ohio
- Chiquita Center, Cincinnati (non-functioning)[75]
- Oklahoma
- First Liberty Bank, Ramsey Tower/City Place, Oklahoma City (dismantled)[76]
- NBT Weather Teller, 320 South Boston Building, Tulsa[77][78][79]
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- WTAE-TV Weather Watch, Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh[85][86]
- Gulf Tower, Pittsburgh [87][88]
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Provident Weather Beacon, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company (now Unum), Maclellan Building, Chattanooga (12 January 1952 – ????; dismantled)[93][94]
- Texas
- Mercantile Weather Tower, Mercantile National Bank Building, Dallas (1958–????; 12 February 2008 – present)[95][96][97]
- Texas National Bank (later Conoco) Weather Eye, Travis Tower, Houston (17 October 1955 – 1964; dismantled)[98][99][100][101][102][103]
- Alamo National Bank weather spire (now Drury Plaza Hotel), San Antonio[104][105]
- Utah
- KSL-TV 5 Eyewitness Weather Tower, Trolley Square, Salt Lake City[106]
- Walker Center, Salt Lake City[107]
- Virginia
- Newmarket Shopping Center, Newport News[citation needed]
- Wisconsin
- Weather Flame, Wisconsin Gas Building, Milwaukee[108][109][110]
Table
[edit]| Photo | Name | Owner | Location | Current status | Dates | Code | Poem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photo | Weather flame | Wisconsin Gas | Wisconsin Gas Building 626 E. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 43°02′20″N 87°54′11″W / 43.039°N 87.903°W |
Operational | present | Blue Gold Red |
Poem |
|
13 Weatherball | WZZM-TV | 645 Three Mile Road, NW Grand Rapids, Michigan 43°00′52″N 85°41′04″W / 43.0145°N 85.68445°W |
Operational | 1967 – 1987 2003 – present |
Blue Red Green |
Poem |
|
|
13 Weatherball | WZZM-TV | 645 Three Mile Road, NW Grand Rapids, Michigan 43°00′52″N 85°41′04″W / 43.0145°N 85.68445°W |
Operational | 1967 – 1987 2003 – present |
Blue Red Green |
|
| MONY | AXA | Broadway New York, New York 43°00′52″N 85°41′04″W / 43.0145°N 85.68445°W |
Operational | 1967 – 1987 2003 – present |
Green Orange White |
Green light, weather bright Orange on high, overcast sky Orange flashing, raindrops splashing Flickering white, snow in sight |
}
- ^ MLC Building, North Sydney
- ^ Photo of Westpac Place: View of the weather beacon displaying its red light panels
- ^ Brisbane's weather beacon: new bulbs needed! :: ABC Brisbane
- ^ Brisbane's Weather Beacon » ABC Brisbane
- ^ Hitachi Building, Brisbane
- ^ Hitachi Building Weather Beacon RIP sur Flickr : partage de photos !
- ^ Weather beacon to be given the flick - Queensland - BrisbaneTimes
- ^ Weather beacon to be turned off | The Courier-Mail
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=casRsothePY
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTGwaUziEvQ
- ^ SkyscraperCity - View Single Post - Brisbane 1960's in Colour
- ^ MLC Building, Adelaide
- ^ AdelaideNow... City beacon stands tall
- ^ 303 Collins Street, Melbourne
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
autogenerated1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Who's afraid of Red, Green and Blue" - an urban installation by LAb[au] on Brussels Dexia Tower
- ^ Dexiatower
- ^ Coolopolis: Montreal 50s SKYTOWER woot-woot!!!!
- ^ 505 Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest, Montreal
- ^ STAWAG - Die Wettersäule
- ^ Beyazit Tower
- ^ icCoventry - Put that light out!
- ^ Coventry Design Awards 2001 - Three Towers Lighting Project : Hillman House, Corporation Street
- ^ http://www.mondiale.co.uk/mondoarc/coventry/coventry.html
- ^ Mattei Building, Fresno
- ^ News10.net - News10 Weather Tower Key
- ^ Dickinson, Joy Wallace (April 7, 2002). "Short Play Brings Rainmaker's 1939 Tale Back to Life". Orlando Sentinel.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Orlando Sentinel - History of the Church Street Station Area by
- ^ Bell Savings Building, Chicago
- ^ Clocks of Chicago 1: Bell Federal
- ^ Weather Bell sur Flickr : partage de photos !
- ^ Weather Bell
- ^ Clocks of Chicago 1: Bell Federal Savings
- ^ Memories Of Marina City
- ^ KCCI Weather Beacon - Des Moines Weather News Story - KCCI Des Moines
- ^ Warmer Weather Ahead sur Flickr : partage de photos !
- ^ Colder Weather in Sight sur Flickr : partage de photos !
- ^ Channel 9 KCAU-TV Weather Ball
- ^ 1952 The Falstaff Weather Ball is First Lit
- ^ http://clarionherald.org/20010301/stall.htm
- ^ The Urban Conservancy › News Roundup › Falstaff Brewery complex sold for $1.1 million (Jun 27, 2006)
- ^ Falstaff Brewery - New Orleans Louisiana sur Flickr : partage de photos !
- ^ New Orleans CityBusiness - The Business Newspaper of Metropolitan New Orleans
- ^ New Orleans, Louisiana Daily Photo
- ^ Nostalgia: Falstaff Weather Ball
- ^ Tower shines after 50 years: 10/1/00
- ^ USATODAY.com - The Weather Guys: Archives
- ^ http://www.wzzm13.com/weather/weatherball.asp
- ^ Grand Rapids Business Journal - Weather Ball History
- ^ weather ball sur Flickr : partage de photos !
- ^ Valley City Sign
- ^ The Technical History of WEBC Radio: Chapter Five
- ^ New Header
- ^ Guided by History: Weatherball
- ^ MNHS.ORG | Exhibits | Weather Permitting
- ^ History of the NWS in the Twin Cities - At the Airport
- ^ A History of Minneapolis: Banking and Finance
- ^ Remembering a beloved icon | Northwestern Financial Review | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ MHS Visual Resource Database Image
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=Z6k2sY7AeCwC&pg=PA121&dq=weatherball#PPA121,M1
- ^ http://www.hoachorus.com/harmonotes/Dec05Harmonotes.pdf
- ^ Pershing Building, Kansas City
- ^ http://www.terracottalofts.com/bldghistory.asp
- ^ Blacktie-StLouis | PREMIERE EVENTS | The 8-foot, 1200-pound neon ball sits on top of a 50-foot rotating tower and can be seen over a 10-mile radius when lit
- ^ Terra Cotta Lofts, St. Louis
- ^ Weather Ball 2 sur Flickr : partage de photos !
- ^ Weather Ball sur Flickr : partage de photos !
- ^ US Bank Tower, Billings
- ^ Helena_Last_Chance_Gulch
- ^ Gothamist: Find Another Weather Forecast
- ^ Mutual of New York Building, New York City
- ^ Burleigh County : General Information
- ^ Bismarck-Mandan Blog - Weather Beacon: been there, done that, got the t-shirt
- ^ Save the Weather Beacon! You can help!
- ^ Chiquita Center, Cincinnati
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=4dz2XwSzSKEC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=%22weather+beacon%22+%22oklahoma+city%22&source=web&ots=Wc-AsNw0-b&sig=6GVF-IjtOoYxsQG8muL2OKXZ7uU#PPA23,M1
- ^ Tulsa TV Weather
- ^ Tulsa Historical Society | Learn | Exhibits | Historic Sites
- ^ 320 S. Boston 3 sur Flickr : partage de photos !
- ^ http://www.pdxmagazine.com/Nov_issue_06.pdf
- ^ Standard Insurance Plaza, Portland
- ^ Story not found - OregonLive.com
- ^ Downtown Portland from our window by Gallun : Weather Underground
- ^ officeflowers sur Flickr : partage de photos !
- ^ http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/default.aspx?pageId=47
- ^ New twist on an old landmark - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- ^ Gulf Building, Pittsburgh
- ^ http://www.cparchives.com/archive.cfm?type=You%20Had%20to%20Ask&action=getComplete&ref=2497
- ^ http://www.topix.net/content/kri/1954371012356518807938181913012655219491
- ^ US Bank Building, Sioux Falls
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ 1/28/2007 - Provident: a Beacon in the Chattanooga Community - Memories - Chattanoogan.com
- ^ Maclellan Building, Chattanooga
- ^ http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-mercantileclock_13met.ART.State.Edition1.454c55b.html
- ^ http://www.snarkymalarkey.com/?p=415
- ^ Mercantile clock to tick once again | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Steve Brown | Real Estate | Business Columnist | Dallas Morning News
- ^ The Center for American History
- ^ ImageShack - Hosting :: 6006032fa.jpg
- ^ Travis Tower, Houston
- ^ ImageShack - Hosting :: 6006085yc.jpg
- ^ http://www.wxresearch.org/newsletter/FALL95.TXT
- ^ SixFlagsHouston.com | Photos :: Historical Photos :: globe
- ^ Drury Plaza Hotel River Walk, San Antonio, Texas
- ^ Drury Plaza Hotel- San Antonio Riverwalk, San Antonio
- ^ KSL 5 Eyewitness Weather Tower at Trolley Square - Utah News from KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, Utah
- ^ ksl.com - Historic weather tower lights up skyline
- ^ Find Articles 404 File not found
- ^ JS Online: Galvin envisioned weather flame on old Gas Co. building
- ^ Wisconsin Gas Building sur Flickr : partage de photos !
