I've lived in Springfield, IL all my life (only 17) and remember all the old tornado sirens. I always remembered driving past the Stratton building and noticing a tornado siren on top of it. Well, I never thought anything of it until now. Last November, I was in Rock Island at the high school football stadium and I happened to notice a tornado siren outside. I took a photo and went home and did some research. At the same time, I found http://visuals.sj-r.com/picturing-the-p ... or-a-sound and realized the siren on top of the Stratton building I've been seeing for years was a Thunderbolt 1000t. So now I'm on a mission to find out what happened to them since there was 4 of them installed in 1957. As far as I know, 3 of the 4 have been gone for a long time and the Stratton building one was removed sometime between 2012 and 2013.
It really bothers me about what happened to them. Does anyone know what happened to them? I saw one post saying they used the parts from one to get their working but other than that, nothing. It's just that I would really like to get my hands on a Thunderbolt 1000t or 1003 and refurbish it (and finally end my quest to find out where they went). Thanks :TBolt: