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The San Jose Electric Light Tower wishes you all a
The San Jose Electric Light Tower wishes you all a Happy Thanksgiving!


This original etching from a French publication sh
This original etching from a French publication shows the San Jose Electric Light Tower with six Brush arc lights. These lights produced 24,000 candle power illuminating the city for over a mile in radius


The Eiffel Tower has stood for 130 years. It is a
The Eiffel Tower has stood for 130 years. It is a marvelous feat if engineering. The fact that the San Jose Light Tower had an important role in influencing the Eiffel Tower should be celebrated by all of us in San Jose!


In 1886, this is the drawing of the Eiffel Tower p
In 1886, this is the drawing of the Eiffel Tower proposed to the French people to be built in 1889. Eiffel said it was also going to be a light tower like they do in many American cities.


Rain or shine, the Eiffel Tower stands as a testam
Rain or shine, the Eiffel Tower stands as a testament to creativity and engineering prowess. It is my favorite world icon symbolizing Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité.


A copy of the original Eiffel Tower design by Maur
A copy of the original Eiffel Tower design by Maurice Koechlin given to me by Professor Dr. Mario Fontana of ETH Zurich.


At ETH Zurich presenting a talk about my film abou
At ETH Zurich presenting a talk about my film about the San Jose Electric Light Tower.


Postcards of the San Jose Light Tower became popul
Postcards of the San Jose Light Tower became popular. Not the biplane in the background.


The film documentary The Light Between Two Towers
The film documentary The Light Between Two Towers was just awarded official selection for the Hague Global Cinema Festival!


‪Amazing news! "The Light Between Two Towers" wa
‪Amazing news! "The Light Between Two Towers" was just selected by The Hague Global Cinema Festival via FilmFreeway.com! -‬


Over 138 years ago this is what the budding world
Over 138 years ago this is what the budding world of electricity looked like.


A new poster is available of the old light tower u
A new poster is available of the old light tower used in the film documentary.  You can purchase the poster at: https://www.zazzle.com/san_jose_light_tower_blueprint_poster-228654725164230110


Here’s what the original 1st design of the Eiffe
Here’s what the original 1st design of the Eiffel Tower looked like. This drawing resides at ETH Zurich and was created by Eiffel Chief Engineer Maurice Koechlin in 1884.


Happy Bastille Day from San Jose!
Happy Bastille Day from San Jose!


Thanks Bruce MacKenzie for hanging up our film pos
Thanks Bruce MacKenzie for hanging up our film poster at the Capital Club of Silicon Valley!


A lovely drawing of the San Jose Electric Light To
A lovely drawing of the San Jose Electric Light Tower appearing in the French Journal, La Nature in 1883. The first design of the Eiffel Tower was made in 1884.


This is the first time the San Jose Light Tower re
This is the first time the San Jose Light Tower received international attention. This is what Harpers Weekly wrote on December 10, 1881, 14 days before the light tower went into service.


The San Jose Electric Light Tower in its hay day.
The San Jose Electric Light Tower in its hay day. Note the biplane in the background. John J Montgomery was a San Josean who demonstrated controlled flight 20 years before the Wright brothers.


Here’s a comparison of the height of the San Jos
Here’s a comparison of the height of the San Jose Electric Light Tower to the World’s famous tall structures in the 1880’s. The San Jose Tower was a grand and unusual structure!



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