Radio (TV?) Towers As Lightning Rods

[Eli Polonsky]

On 3/11/04 7:48 PM, "Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@psu.edu> wrote:
> 
> Could have also meant WUNR. The towers are pretty visible from throughout
> Newton and West Roxbury

I grew up in Newton. Because of the geography of the hills, the WUNR
towers are really only readily and commonly visible in the Oak Hill
section of Newton. The elevation of the area south of Newton Centre
blocks their view from most of the rest of the city. Approximately
7/8 of the city wouldn't know they exist, visually speaking.

They are visible on and near a stretch of Rte. 128 in Needham, from
parts of West Roxbury, and a few spots in the north side of Dedham.

The link to that article didn't work, but very doubtful it's talking
about the WNTN tower either, which is only in the visual landscape in
the north parts of the West Newton and Auburndale neighborhoods (and
a small section of the south side of adjacent Waltham).

I'm sure it must be talking about the Route 128 antenna farm towers,
which are the only ones that would really be considered "tall", and
are practically ubiquitous in the Newton skyscape unless you're on
the immediate north side of a hill. Most people don't know radio
towers from TV towers.

Eli Polonsky