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The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park NJ, also known as the Menlo Park Museum / Edison Memorial Tower, is a memorial to inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison, located in the Menlo Park area of Edison, New Jersey. The tower and museum were dedicated on February 11, 1938, on what would have been the inventor's 91st birthday.
The tower marks the location of Edison's Menlo Park laboratory. Edison and his staff later relocated to West Orange, NJ in 1884 to what is now the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, after which the original buildings began to deteriorate. By 1926 most of the buildings had either collapsed or burned, and the only two remaining buildings were moved to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
The Tower, which rises 131 feet above the Terrace, is topped by a 25 foot high Bulb made of Pyrex segments.
However, the Tower has deteriorated to the point where the concrete is crumbling, exposing the corroded reinforcing rods in its walls. It has been closed to the public for years and a chain link fence keeps would-be visitors at a distance to protect them from falling masonry. Preservation New Jersey has named it one of the state's top endangered sites.
The tower is currently in early stages of restoration with plans to open it again one day.
Linda Leeman gets ready to be vaccinated at the Edison Vaccination Facility in Edison, N.J. on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (Governors Office / Tim Larsen)
Named after Thomas Edison, the Edison Theatre opened in 1941 and showed movies until 1980. Although it has been remodeled into offices, it retains its wonderful exterior and is definitely one of the most architecturally-noteworthy buildings in Fort Myers.
Hendry at Main Street, Fort Myers.
7-11 convenience store & Petro Canada gas station at the corner of Edison & Rothsay in Winnipeg. Part of the Sev Project, my attempt to photograph all 38 7-11 convenience stores in Winnipeg, in an attempt to find a deeper understanding of this city.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy tours the Edison Vaccination Facility in Edison, N.J. on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (Governors Office / Tim Larsen)
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy tours the Edison Vaccination Facility in Edison, N.J. on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (Governors Office / Tim Larsen)
A volunteer at Gaslight Gathering's "Hall of Wonders" talks to visitors about the Edison phonograph, playing antiques from her family's collection.
Here the volunteer talks about the size of the trumpets/horn-speakers used for the Edison phonographs and the effect of their limitations on the sort of music recorded.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy tours the Edison Vaccination Facility in Edison, N.J. on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (Governors Office / Tim Larsen)
Spotted May 2010 in basement of the Autry Museum, Los Angeles. Multiphone by Thomas A. Edison Co., West Orange, New Jersey, about 1906. Wood, metal, glass, mahogany finish. An early coin-operated jukebox powered by a triple spring motor, it used Edison's wax cyclindrical records to bring music to amusement arcades and other public places at five cents per play. Video of one in operation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dazzoqV7dE4
Made in 1919 by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. in Orange, NJ, of mahogany with satin wood inlay, metals and cloth. Originally sold for $280.
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Built by the National Phonograph Company in 1909 and sold for $15. Taken at the Victrola Museum in Dover, DE (2003.08.28).
Everytime I went to lift the camera for a shot, someone in front of me beat me too it.
Jeff Keith of Tesla performing on the Monsters of Rock Cruise 2013 Sail Away Concert.
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