The Con Edison Energy Museum was a museum located at 145 East 14th Street in Manhattan in the Consolidated Edison Building.[1] It told the history of the company and displayed a series of exhibits related to Thomas Edison and the early years of electricity including a miniature version of the Pearl Street Station and a potential for the future.[2][3][4]
The museum is believed to have been established in August 1979.[5][6]
References
- ^ "14th Street: A New York Songline". www.nysonglines.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ Danilov, Victor J. (1992). A Planning Guide for Corporate Museums, Galleries, and Visitor Centers. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-27657-6.
- ^ Adair, Gene (1996). Thomas Alva Edison: Inventing the Electric Age. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-19-508799-4.
- ^ "Science, Technology, Energy, Industry -- Con Edison Energy Museum - Are We There Yet?". www.fieldtrip.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ Introducing the Con Edison Energy Museum. Con Edison. 1979.
- ^ "Thomas Alva and After". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. 1979-08-13. p. 65. Retrieved 2023-06-20.