Throwback Thursday – Cape Canaveral Lighthouse – 1994 and 2015
Take a trip back to 1994 to the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse and then a visit more than 20 years later in 2015.
Majestic overall view of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. Photo also shows the roofless storage shed.
Date: 01/01/94 – Photo courtesy of NASA.
The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse is located near the tip of Cape Canaveral in Florida. It has stood guard over the Cape for over 155 years and is situated amongst government and commercial launch pads on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The current lighthouse is 151′ tall and was first erected in 1868, In 1893 the lighthouse was moved further inland due to shoreline erosion.
Below are additional photos taken of the Lighthouse in July of 2015.
About the Author and Photographer: Alden Pitard has over 40 years experience working in the Aerospace Industry at Cape Canaveral, The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Boeing locations throughout the country. He has supported the Space Shuttle Program, International Space Station, 787 Dreamliner and most recently the Artemis Program. During his time at "The Cape" he photographed a majority of the Launch Sites at KSC and Cape Canaveral. As the Space Shuttle program was coming to a close in 2011, the author decided to bike to all the Launch Complexes he could and capture the Space Center and Cape Canaveral as it was - thus "Biking through Space Ruins".