Editing Terminal Tower (section)

==External lighting==
[[File:Terminal Tower at Night 02.jpg|thumb|left|Terminal Tower lit up in holiday colors for Winterfest Cleveland 2020]]
The Terminal Tower was lit when dedicated in 1930. A [[strobe light]] on top of the tower rotated 360 degrees. It helped ships in Cleveland's port<ref name=pd20241226>{{cite news|first=Megan|last=Sims|title=Who lights up Terminal Tower, and how do they pick the colors?|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/12/who-lights-up-terminal-tower-and-how-do-they-pick-the-colors.html|work=The Plain Dealer|date=December 26, 2024|access-date=December 26, 2024}}</ref> and airplane pilots landing at [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]].

The external spotlights that lit the tower at night were turned off as a safety measure at the beginning of World War II.<ref name=pd20241226/> They were not turned on again until September 22, 1974. They were relit on the same day that the annual Greater Cleveland United Torch Drive (a precursor to the [[United Way of America|United Way]]) began. Lights were installed on the 44th, 48th, and 52nd floors.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=William F.|title=New Buildings Keep Changing Downtown Skyline|work=The Plain Dealer|date=September 22, 1974|pages=A1, AA1}}</ref> In the 1960s, the strobe was retired and replaced with conventional [[aircraft warning lights]]. The tower only once went dark, during the [[Northeast Blackout of 2003|2003 blackout]].

Today, the tower's external lights include 508 [[light-emitting diode|LEDs]] that can be configured into various color schemes, such as red and green during the [[Christmas]] season and red, white, and blue for various federal holidays.<ref name=pd20241226/><ref>[http://origin.wkyc.com/news/article/311310/15/High-tech-lights-help-Terminal-Tower-tweet-its-lights Terminal Tower lights - WKYC.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141010170615/http://origin.wkyc.com/news/article/311310/15/High-tech-lights-help-Terminal-Tower-tweet-its-lights |date=2014-10-10 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.towercitycleveland.com/info/lighting |title=Terminal Tower lighting - Tower City Cleveland.com |access-date=2014-08-19 |archive-date=2014-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820002445/http://www.towercitycleveland.com/info/lighting |url-status=live }}</ref>

Many Cleveland social and medical groups light Terminal Tower for their causes. In February, Terminal Tower is red for the [[American Heart Association]] Go Red for Women campaign, and pink for Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. Some of Cleveland's ethnic groups have had the Terminal Tower lit in their traditional colors, such as green on [[Saint Patrick's Day]]. On Polish Constitution Day, usually May 3, Cleveland's Pol-Am community lights the tower in white and red (Polish flag colors), and the tower goes red, green, and white (Italian flag colors) for [[Columbus Day]].

Terminal Tower also sports the colors of the various sports teams in town, such as red, white, and blue for the [[Cleveland Guardians]], orange and brown for the [[Cleveland Browns]], and wine and gold for the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TowerLightsCle/status/558036577944080385|title=I've got my @cavs colors up tonight and I've got a good feeling about this one! #AllForCLE #AllForOne #CavsJazzpic.twitter.com/7uL7rwMYgu|first=Terminal Tower|last=CLE|date=January 21, 2015|access-date=January 22, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093548/https://twitter.com/TowerLightsCle/status/558036577944080385|url-status=live}}</ref> During the 2014 [[Gay Games]], the tower was lit in a rainbow pattern (representing the gay pride flag).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://photos.cleveland.com/plain-dealer/2013/01/terminal_tower_lighted_in_rain.html|title=Terminal Tower becomes rainbow for Gay Games|website=cleveland.com|access-date=2014-08-19|archive-date=2015-11-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121014628/http://photos.cleveland.com/plain-dealer/2013/01/terminal_tower_lighted_in_rain.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>  In January 2015, Terminal Tower was lit in scarlet and gray in support of the [[Ohio State Buckeyes]] during the football team's National Championship run as Cleveland has a large OSU fan and alumni base.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TowerLightsCLE/status/554581658083794944|title=O - H! #BucksvsDuckspic.twitter.com/vcXnPhCI7q|first=Terminal Tower|last=CLE|date=January 12, 2015|access-date=November 20, 2015|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305043751/https://twitter.com/TowerLightsCLE/status/554581658083794944|url-status=live}}</ref>

Terminal Tower was lit in teal blue on Friday, May 15, in honor of the Class of 2020 Cuyahoga Community College graduates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland19.com/2020/05/12/tri-c-holding-virtual-commencement-thursday-terminal-tower-lighting-up-honor-graduates/|title=Tri-C holding virtual commencement on Thursday; Terminal Tower lighting up to honor graduates|date=May 12, 2020 |access-date=2020-07-13|archive-date=2020-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714003453/https://www.cleveland19.com/2020/05/12/tri-c-holding-virtual-commencement-thursday-terminal-tower-lighting-up-honor-graduates/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Tower was lit with blue and yellow in support of [[Ukraine]] during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Justice |first1=Camryn |title=Terminal Tower lights up blue and yellow in solidarity with Ukraine amid Russia's invasion |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/terminal-tower-lights-up-blue-and-yellow-in-solidarity-with-ukraine-amid-russias-invasion |website=News 5 Cleveland |access-date=27 February 2022 |date=25 February 2022 |archive-date=27 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227021635/https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/terminal-tower-lights-up-blue-and-yellow-in-solidarity-with-ukraine-amid-russias-invasion |url-status=live }}</ref>