Even functioning smokestacks have been transformed to attract residents and those traveling to new cities. This iconic smokestack in the center of Chemnitz, Germany towers above the city. What was once solely a sign of industry now illuminates the sky nightly. Although the Germans didn't build their lights at the time to change to meet the mood of the city, we should. Fourth of July? Let us show Carlsbad's patriotism! Saint Patrick's Day? May the sky shine green! A pink Valentine's Day, an orange Halloween, and and lights out on Tax Day. Endless possibilities.
Forever Carlsbad.
"Even though I am not a Californian, I hope the Carlsbad CA, smokestack stays, for it is an iconic historical landmark, for Carlsbad CA, and it can be seen from sea, land, and air. It is also a testimony to the past, of the hard work, that past generations built, in American architecture heritage. We cannot lose old architecture heritage, for future unborn generations, need to see, what America has built, in the past, whether it be cars, houses, that smokestack, and so on. As a West Texan, who proudly lives in Carlsbad, Texas, our smokestack (which is a smaller smokestack, leveling out at 110 to 130 ft) has been in place, since the 1920s at the San Angelo State Supported Living Center, mental health facility, in Carlsbad, Texas. Our stack is an icon, and when I see our smokestack from Hwy 87, or from the sky, I know home is close by, and that is a good feeling. Keep fighting for your/our American architecture heritage."
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Sincerely/Respectfully, JD
Carlsbad, Texas