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List of weather beacons

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Australia

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Belgium

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  • Who's afraid of Red, Green and Blue: Weather Tower, Dexia Tower, Brussels (22 October 2007 – 22 December 2007)[16][17]

Canada

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Germany

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Turkey

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United Kingdom

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United States

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  • California
  • Florida
    • American Federal Savings and Loan Association weather ball, Fidelity Storage building, 53 W. Jackson St., Orlando (1963 – 1974; dismantled)[27][28]
  • Nebraska
  • South Dakota
    • KELO weatherball, Sherman Hotel, Aberdeen (dismantled)[89]
    • First National Bank, Pierre
    • National Bank of South Dakota (now US Bank), 141 N. Main Avenue, Sioux Falls (non-functioning)[90]
      • East Branch, East 10th & Omaha, Sioux Falls (dismantled)
      • South Branch, 33rd & Minnesota, Sioux Falls (non-functioning)[91][92]
      • Sunset Branch, West 41st & Louise Avenue (dismantled)
  • Tennessee
    • Provident Weather Beacon, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company (now Unum), Maclellan Building, Chattanooga (12 January 1952 – ????; dismantled)[93][94]

Table

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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 / 43.039; -87.903
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 / 43.0145; -85.68445
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 / 43.0145; -85.68445
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 / 43.0145; -85.68445
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

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  1. ^ MLC Building, North Sydney
  2. ^ Photo of Westpac Place: View of the weather beacon displaying its red light panels
  3. ^ Brisbane's weather beacon: new bulbs needed! :: ABC Brisbane
  4. ^ Brisbane's Weather Beacon » ABC Brisbane
  5. ^ Hitachi Building, Brisbane
  6. ^ Hitachi Building Weather Beacon RIP sur Flickr : partage de photos !
  7. ^ Weather beacon to be given the flick - Queensland - BrisbaneTimes
  8. ^ Weather beacon to be turned off | The Courier-Mail
  9. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=casRsothePY
  10. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTGwaUziEvQ
  11. ^ SkyscraperCity - View Single Post - Brisbane 1960's in Colour
  12. ^ MLC Building, Adelaide
  13. ^ AdelaideNow... City beacon stands tall
  14. ^ 303 Collins Street, Melbourne
  15. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference autogenerated1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ "Who's afraid of Red, Green and Blue" - an urban installation by LAb[au] on Brussels Dexia Tower
  17. ^ Dexiatower
  18. ^ Coolopolis: Montreal 50s SKYTOWER woot-woot!!!!
  19. ^ 505 Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest, Montreal
  20. ^ STAWAG - Die Wettersäule
  21. ^ Beyazit Tower
  22. ^ icCoventry - Put that light out!
  23. ^ Coventry Design Awards 2001 - Three Towers Lighting Project : Hillman House, Corporation Street
  24. ^ http://www.mondiale.co.uk/mondoarc/coventry/coventry.html
  25. ^ Mattei Building, Fresno
  26. ^ News10.net - News10 Weather Tower Key
  27. ^ 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)
  28. ^ Orlando Sentinel - History of the Church Street Station Area by
  29. ^ Bell Savings Building, Chicago
  30. ^ Clocks of Chicago 1: Bell Federal
  31. ^ Weather Bell sur Flickr : partage de photos !
  32. ^ Weather Bell
  33. ^ Clocks of Chicago 1: Bell Federal Savings
  34. ^ Memories Of Marina City
  35. ^ KCCI Weather Beacon - Des Moines Weather News Story - KCCI Des Moines
  36. ^ Warmer Weather Ahead sur Flickr : partage de photos !
  37. ^ Colder Weather in Sight sur Flickr : partage de photos !
  38. ^ Channel 9 KCAU-TV Weather Ball
  39. ^ 1952 The Falstaff Weather Ball is First Lit
  40. ^ http://clarionherald.org/20010301/stall.htm
  41. ^ The Urban Conservancy › News Roundup › Falstaff Brewery complex sold for $1.1 million (Jun 27, 2006)
  42. ^ Falstaff Brewery - New Orleans Louisiana sur Flickr : partage de photos !
  43. ^ New Orleans CityBusiness - The Business Newspaper of Metropolitan New Orleans
  44. ^ New Orleans, Louisiana Daily Photo
  45. ^ Nostalgia: Falstaff Weather Ball
  46. ^ Tower shines after 50 years: 10/1/00
  47. ^ USATODAY.com - The Weather Guys: Archives
  48. ^ http://www.wzzm13.com/weather/weatherball.asp
  49. ^ Grand Rapids Business Journal - Weather Ball History
  50. ^ weather ball sur Flickr : partage de photos !
  51. ^ Valley City Sign
  52. ^ The Technical History of WEBC Radio: Chapter Five
  53. ^ New Header
  54. ^ Guided by History: Weatherball
  55. ^ MNHS.ORG | Exhibits | Weather Permitting
  56. ^ History of the NWS in the Twin Cities - At the Airport
  57. ^ A History of Minneapolis: Banking and Finance
  58. ^ Remembering a beloved icon | Northwestern Financial Review | Find Articles at BNET.com
  59. ^ MHS Visual Resource Database Image
  60. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=Z6k2sY7AeCwC&pg=PA121&dq=weatherball#PPA121,M1
  61. ^ http://www.hoachorus.com/harmonotes/Dec05Harmonotes.pdf
  62. ^ Pershing Building, Kansas City
  63. ^ http://www.terracottalofts.com/bldghistory.asp
  64. ^ 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
  65. ^ Terra Cotta Lofts, St. Louis
  66. ^ Weather Ball 2 sur Flickr : partage de photos !
  67. ^ Weather Ball sur Flickr : partage de photos !
  68. ^ US Bank Tower, Billings
  69. ^ Helena_Last_Chance_Gulch
  70. ^ Gothamist: Find Another Weather Forecast
  71. ^ Mutual of New York Building, New York City
  72. ^ Burleigh County : General Information
  73. ^ Bismarck-Mandan Blog - Weather Beacon: been there, done that, got the t-shirt
  74. ^ Save the Weather Beacon! You can help!
  75. ^ Chiquita Center, Cincinnati
  76. ^ 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
  77. ^ Tulsa TV Weather
  78. ^ Tulsa Historical Society | Learn | Exhibits | Historic Sites
  79. ^ 320 S. Boston 3 sur Flickr : partage de photos !
  80. ^ http://www.pdxmagazine.com/Nov_issue_06.pdf
  81. ^ Standard Insurance Plaza, Portland
  82. ^ Story not found - OregonLive.com
  83. ^ Downtown Portland from our window by Gallun : Weather Underground
  84. ^ officeflowers sur Flickr : partage de photos !
  85. ^ http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/default.aspx?pageId=47
  86. ^ New twist on an old landmark - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  87. ^ Gulf Building, Pittsburgh
  88. ^ http://www.cparchives.com/archive.cfm?type=You%20Had%20to%20Ask&action=getComplete&ref=2497
  89. ^ http://www.topix.net/content/kri/1954371012356518807938181913012655219491
  90. ^ US Bank Building, Sioux Falls
  91. ^ [1]
  92. ^ [2]
  93. ^ 1/28/2007 - Provident: a Beacon in the Chattanooga Community - Memories - Chattanoogan.com
  94. ^ Maclellan Building, Chattanooga
  95. ^ http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-mercantileclock_13met.ART.State.Edition1.454c55b.html
  96. ^ http://www.snarkymalarkey.com/?p=415
  97. ^ Mercantile clock to tick once again | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Steve Brown | Real Estate | Business Columnist | Dallas Morning News
  98. ^ The Center for American History
  99. ^ ImageShack - Hosting :: 6006032fa.jpg
  100. ^ Travis Tower, Houston
  101. ^ ImageShack - Hosting :: 6006085yc.jpg
  102. ^ http://www.wxresearch.org/newsletter/FALL95.TXT
  103. ^ SixFlagsHouston.com | Photos :: Historical Photos :: globe
  104. ^ Drury Plaza Hotel River Walk, San Antonio, Texas
  105. ^ Drury Plaza Hotel- San Antonio Riverwalk, San Antonio
  106. ^ KSL 5 Eyewitness Weather Tower at Trolley Square - Utah News from KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, Utah
  107. ^ ksl.com - Historic weather tower lights up skyline
  108. ^ Find Articles 404 File not found
  109. ^ JS Online: Galvin envisioned weather flame on old Gas Co. building
  110. ^ Wisconsin Gas Building sur Flickr : partage de photos !