Credit: Tesla Wardenclyffe Project
Historians are working to save this lone existing site of the work of Nikola Tesla. The property is owned by Agfa as part of a larger complex. The laboratory building is still standing. The tower is gone but the foundation still resides on the property. The building shows signs of neglect but still houses the original equipment from Tesla’s experiments. A series of strange tanks that the Agfa staff have determined were batteries are still in place as is much of the other equipment. There is also said to be a series of tunnels running under the tower location.
The hope is to buy the property and turn it into a Tesla museum while preserving the remaining portions of the complex. The New York Times has an in depth article on the laboratory here.
Slideshow of images of Wardenclyffe.
The Tesla Wardenclyffe Project web site.
I saw a show on Tesla a couple of months ago, on PBS I think. It was fascinating and the best part was a filmed tour of the labs on this site, and the foundation of his huge tower. I was amazed that so much equipment is still there without destruction by vandals or thieves, and new construction hasn’t taken over the property. I’m thrilled to know that the site may be preserved! Thanks for the story!
Effort to save… TELSA?
…Spelling error my friend!