Look Up: Inside New York City's Original Tower of Light

Topping the building on the corner or 14th Street and Irving Place is New York’s original “Tower of Light.” Built in 1929, the lantern atop the 26-story structure marks the presence of the city’s largest utility company: Con Edison. Originally the Consolidated Gas Company, a conglomeration of smaller local gas light industries, the company slowly bought out local electrical companies (including New York Edison) when it became apparent that electricity had a brighter future than gas for lighting homes. 

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