Interesting story about light towers that are in a lot of Shorpy old Detroit photos

[carlscomputers]

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/H...m/-/index.html

[EastsideAl]

Very interesting story.

For those curious about these towers, here is an earlier lengthy thread on them.

http://www.detroityes.com/mb/showthr...ight=moonlight

[Ray1936]

I would sure like to have seen what the nighttime lighting looked like under those towers. I suspect the shadows would have been very sharp and well defined, as the light sources were actually a point of light.

[Wheels]

I would sure like to have seen what the nighttime lighting looked like under those towers. I suspect the shadows would have been very sharp and well defined, as the light sources were actually a point of light.

Where you not allowed out at night back then Ray?

[Ray1936]

Where you not allowed out at night back then Ray?

Oh, the alleys, of course! No light towers back there. Spooky even then!