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Luminaria is a term used in different parts of the world to describe various types of holiday lights, usually displayed during Christmas. In English, the term most commonly refers to a specific type of simple paper lantern made by placing a votive candle in some sand inside a paper bag . [ 1 ]
KQXT-FM (101.9 MHz, "Q101.9") is a commercial radio station in San Antonio, Texas.The station is owned by iHeartMedia, airing an adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December.
A light tower In front of City Hall, Detroit, Michigan, about 1900. Detroit, Michigan, had a particularly extensive system of light towers, inaugurated in 1882. [6] 122 towers, 175 feet (53 m) tall and 1,000–1,200 feet (300–370 m) apart in downtown Detroit, were shorter, less powerful, and twice as far apart as typically found elsewhere. [7]
Christmas lights (also called twinkle lights, holiday lights, mini lights or fairy lights), that are strands of electric lights used to decorate homes, public/commercial buildings and Christmas trees during the Christmas season are amongst the most recognized forms of Christmas lighting. Christmas lights come in a dazzling array of ...
The Great Christmas Light Fight (originally titled Lights, Camera, Christmas! [1] in development) is an American reality television competition show that premiered on December 9, 2013 on ABC.
The tallest office building in San Antonio. [7] 3 Grand Hyatt San Antonio: 424 (129) 34 Hotel / Residential 2008 A 1,000 room hotel that was the tallest building in San Antonio completed in the 2000s. [8] 4 Tower Life Building: 404 (123) 30 Vacant 1928 First known as the Smith-Young Tower. Also on the National Register of Historic Places. It is ...
The moonlight towers in Austin, Texas, are the only known surviving moonlight towers in the world. They are 165 feet (50 m) tall and have a 15-foot (4.6 m) foundation. A single tower casts light from six carbon arc lamps, illuminating a 1,500-foot-radius (460 m) circle brightly enough to read a watch.
Upton's first settler was J.P. Young in 1847. Three more settlers named John and Tom Hancock, as well as John Bright followed suit. When the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad arrived in the community in 1894, a post office was established and remained in operation until 1929. It was originally named Como but eventually changed its name to ...