In 1966, just a few years after being eclipsed by the Humble Building for height bragging rights within the city, the original "Jesse H. Jones Aeronautical Beacon" atop the roof was replaced with a 53-foot, slowly rotating (1.5 rpm), Gulf Oil logo. The sign was made of orange, white, and blue porcelain and was brightly lit at night by internal neon tubing (a similar, stationary, one-sided, Gulf Oil sign abutted the Astrodome's famous scoreboard in its early years). After helping the Gulf Building regain its attention-grabbing preeminence over the Houston skyline, the controversial "lollipop" was removed for good in 1975. | Source: Texas Department of Transportation, via Eric Slotboom/www.houstonfreeways.comDownload Original File
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Texas Department of Transportation, via Eric Slotboom/www.houstonfreeways.com
