Lucky there wasn't ham radio, I bet those carbon arc lights were
pretty noisy electrically, not to mention blinding bright.
Strange they claim it is coal fired when they show a drawing with
an oil tank and pipeline, though they do show a small part of a
building labeled coal. Perhaps it was a dual fuel system?
Wayne
Not exactly ham radio related but interesting technological point of history of Santa Barbara …
Santa Barbara First Experienced Electricity 137 Years Ago – edhat
https://www.edhat.com/news/santa-barbara-first-experienced-electricity-137-years-ago/?utm_source=newsletter-509&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily+Newsletterhttps://www.edhat.com/news/santa-barbara-first-experienced-electricity-137-years-ago/
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