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A is a Beacon that indicates the Weather Forecast in a Code of colored or flashing lights. Often, a short Poem or Jingle accompanies the code to make it easier to remember. ( example )
The beacon is usually on the roof of a tall building in a Central Business District , but some are attached to Tower s. The beacons are most commonly owned by Financial Services companies and Television Station s and are part of Advertising and Public Relations programs. They provide a very basic forecast for the general public and not as an aid to navigation.
- Queensland
- --- Hitachi Building (MLC Building), Brisbane http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s1568152.htm http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s681600.htm http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=hitachibuilding-brisbane-australia
- --- Old MLC Building, 243 Edward Street , Brisbane (non-functioning) http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=13548675&postcount=12
- South Australia
- --- Beacon House (MLC Building), Adelaide http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=mlcbuilding-adelaide-australia http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21476377-2682,00.html
- Die Aachener Wettersäule, Aachen http://www.stawag.de/privat_gewerbe_kunden/aachen_live/wettersaeule.html
- Light Towers Project (Coventry Point, Mercia House, Hillman House), Coventry http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/covkids/helenshighlights/tm_headline=put-that-light-out-&method=full&objectid=11417831&siteid=50003-name_page.html http://www.cwn.org.uk/designawards/2001/three-towers.htm http://www.mondiale.co.uk/mondoarc/coventry/coventry.html
- Gloucestershire Royal Hospital , Gloucester http://www.leadingthewayarts.info/work-in-progress-lightbeacons.htm http://homepage.mac.com/artnucleus/artworks/Beacons/diagnosis.html http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4028/is_200404/ai_n9390376 -->
- California
- --- Mattei Building (formerly Guarantee Savings), Fresno (non-functioning) http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=matteibuilding-fresno-ca-usa
- --- KXTV Weather Tower, Sacramento http://www.news10.net/weather/tower-key-lights.aspx
- Florida
- --- American Federal Savings and Loan Association weather ball, Fidelity Storage building, 53 W. Jackson St., Orlando (1963 – 1974; dismantled) 1 http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/community_downtown_blog/2007/02/history_of_the_.html
- Illinois
- --- Weather Bell, Bell Federal Savings Building (street level), 79 West Monroe Street, Chicago http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bellsavingsbuilding-chicago-il-usa http://www.chicagotime.zoomshare.com/album/Clocks%20of%20Chicago%201/images/92d212736c5695a94523e2e49d538660_11626637280/%3aalbum? http://www.flickr.com/photos/ren0901/36872731
--Bell Federal Savings branch office, Michigan Avenue , Chicago http://www.chicagotime.zoomshare.com/album/Clocks%20of%20Chicago%201/images/935c1c921c70bc36dae4cd282d3c59ef_11626636100/:album
- --- WLS-TV Thermometer, Marina City , Chicago (1964 – 1978; dismantled) http://www.scottchilders.com/timecapsule/TC4.htm
- Iowa
- --- KCCI , Des Moines http://www.kcci.com/weather/575060/detail.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwestendorf/495937768/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwestendorf/354861809/
- --- American Trust Tower , Dubuque
- --- KCAU-TV Weather Ball, Terra Centre, Sioux City http://www.kcautv.com/Global/story.asp?S=290732&nav=menu110_6
- Louisiana
- --- Falstaff Brewery Weather Ball, New Orleans (1 August 1952 – 7 December 1978) http://clarionherald.org/20010301/stall.htm http://www.urbanconservancy.org/news/roundup/archive/503 http://www.flickr.com/photos/oetiii/254053736/
- Michigan
- --- Citizens Bank Weatherball , Flint http://blogs.usatoday.com/weather/2006/11/having_a_ball_a.html
- --- 13 Weatherball , WZZM-TV , Grand Rapids http://www.wzzm13.com/weather/weatherball.asp http://www.grbj.com/GRBJ/Nav/Weather+Ball+History.htm http://www.flickr.com/photos/38305699@N00/84653798 http://www.valleycitysign.com/entertainment/weatherball.html
- Minnesota
- --- Northwestern National Bank Weatherball, Minneapolis (7 October 1949 – November 1982; dismantled) http://www.kare11.com/news/investigative/extras/wondering_article.aspx?storyid=243246 http://blog.wellsfargo.com/GuidedByHistory/2007/02/weatherball.html http://www.mnhs.org/exhibits/weather/weatherball.htm http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/history/bi2.asp http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3799/is_200110/ai_n8962737
-- Saint Paul branch office (dismantled) http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/image.cfm?imageid=115809&Page=1&Keywords=weatherball&SearchType=Basic&bhjs=1&bhqs=1
-- Montevideo branch office
-- seven more Northwestern branch offices
- --- WEBC Weather Beacon, Duluth
- Missouri
- --- KCTV Tower , Kansas City
- --- BMA weather beacon, 215 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City (dismantled) http://www.hoachorus.com/harmonotes/Dec05Harmonotes.pdf
- --- Terra Cotta Lofts and Red Moon Restaurant (formerly Great American Life Insurance Company building), St. Louis (1956 – 1979) http://www.terracottalofts.com/bldghistory.asp http://www.blacktie-stlouis.com/premiere_events/largepics.cfm?id=24996&partyid=1432&picorder= http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=terracottalofts-streetlouis-mo-usa
- Montana
- --- US Bank Tower, Billings (dismantled) http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=216722
- --- Union Bank Weather Ball, Helena http://www.lifelikecharm.com/helena_last_chance_gulch.htm
- Nebraska
- --- KMTV Weather Tower, N. 72nd Street, Omaha
- New York
- --- MONY Building, W. 55th Street & Broadway , New York City http://www.gothamist.com/2004/10/21/find_another_weather_forecast.php http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=115152
- --- AXA (MONY) Weatherstar, Syracuse
- North Dakota
- --- Provident Beacon, Bismarck http://www.co.burleigh.nd.us/information/default.asp?ID=349 http://www.bismarckmandanblog.com/index.php?m=11&y=06&entry=entry061114-004142 http://www.bismarckmandanblog.com/etc/wx_beacon/beacon_after.htm
- Ohio
- --- Chiquita Center, Cincinnati (non-functioning) http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=chiquitacenter-cincinnati-oh-usa
- Oklahoma
- --- First Liberty Bank , Ramsey Tower/City Place, Oklahoma City (dismantled) 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
- --- NBT Weather Teller, 320 South Boston, Tulsa http://www.tulsatvmemories.com/weather.html#nbt http://www.tulsahistory.org/learn/sites/site80.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/losttulsa/62459028/
- Oregon
- --- Standard Insurance Plaza, Portland http://www.pdxmagazine.com/Nov_issue_06.pdf http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=standardinsuranceplaza-portland-or-usa http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/portland_news/1165533920275330.xml&coll=7 http://simplifiedchinese.wunderground.com/wximage/viewsingleimage.html?mode=singleimage&handle=Gallun&number=16&album_id=8&thumbstart=0&gallery= http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkemerald/292111663/
- --- '' Weather Machine '', Pioneer Courthouse Square , Portland
- Pennsylvania
- --- WTAE-TV Weather Watch, Carnegie Science Center , Pittsburgh http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/default.aspx?pageId=47 http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_279267.html
- --- Gulf Tower , Pittsburgh (non-functioning) http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=gulfbuilding-pittsburgh-pa-usa http://www.cparchives.com/archive.cfm?type=You%20Had%20to%20Ask&action=getComplete&ref=2497
- South Dakota
- --- KELO weatherball, Sherman Hotel, Aberdeen (dismantled) http://www.topix.net/content/kri/1954371012356518807938181913012655219491
- --- First National Bank, Pierre
- --- US Bank building, 141 N. Main Avenue, Sioux Falls (non-functioning) http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=usbankbuilding-siouxfalls-sd-usa
- Tennessee
- --- Provident Weather Beacon, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company (now Unum ), Maclellan Building, Chattanooga (dismantled) http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_100608.asp http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=maclellanbuilding-chattanooga-tn-usa
- Texas
- --- Mercantile Weather Tower, Mercantile National Bank Building , Dallas (dismantled) http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/columnists/sbrown/stories/DN-recol_06bus.ART.State.Edition1.3795a35.html
- --- Texas National Bank (later (17 October 1955 – 1964) http://www.cah.utexas.edu/db/dmr/image_lg.php?variable=e_bb_1820 http://img350.imageshack.us/my.php?image=6006032fa.jpg http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=travistower-houston-tx-usa http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=6006085yc.jpg http://www.wxresearch.org/newsletter/FALL95.TXT http://www.sixflagshouston.com/photos/Historical-Photos/globe
- --- Alamo National Bank weather spire (now Drury Plaza Hotel), San Antonio http://www.druryhotels.com/properties/Alamo.cfm http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=druryplazahotelsanantonioriverwalk-sanantonio-tx-usa
- Wisconsin
- --- Weather Flame, Wisconsin Gas Building , Milwaukee http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20060308/ai_n16164672 http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=406540 http://www.flickr.com/photos/68589045@N00/405174168/
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