If you look closely at this drawing - a view from Cleveland's west side - you can see the 150-foot tall masts which towered over the city, holding the Brush Arc Lamps which lit up Public Square. Just one year prior in 1879, Brush's electrical street-lighting system was unveiled in Public Square. | Date: 1880 | Source: Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library Special Collections