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| On October 2nd 2009, I drove to Poughkeepsie, New York to chronicle the progress of Andy Neal's revolutionary LED design being installed on the restored railway bridge abandoned since the mid-70's after a devastating fire. The structure still sound, for decades a battle raged to either tear it down or re-invent it as a pedestrian walkway. The green buzz of this century swayed the good people of the Mid-Hudson Valley that the old bridge would become a symbol of renaissance for surrounding communities. Andy's lights fit right into this heroic plan to give a once thriving industrial region a second lease on life. The lights are being assembled just a few yards away from the East gate entrance, at the Mid-Hudson Workshop, next door to the amazing Palace Diner, where CIA students practice their culinary skills. The lights were not ready for the opening celebration, delays over voltage regulations. But Andy and his team set up demonstration stations. Friends of Illuma walked the crowd with prototype LED wands bringing attention to the new technology. We had a chance to rekindle Rock The Reactors ties with Congressman John Hall and Clearwater, insuring the lighting on the bridge will spell an end to nukes! For in-depth coverage of the opening celebration, please go to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Andy's lights are sold commercially by the Catskill Soap Company. |
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