ABSTRACT The rise of post-WWII television markets around the world required new technical solutions for broadcast media. These solutions became novel examples of urban-scale infrastructure, including the “television tower” as a unique structure. Among early American examples is Baltimore’s three-mast “candelabra” television tower, completed in 1959. Although the project’s feasibility depended upon advances in structural design, its most significant innovation was institutional. As an early example of “infrastructure sharing,” Baltimore’s candelabra tower illustrates how innovative built form can engender a new relationship among technology, urban infrastructure, and the production of cultural capital.

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来自“中介中心”的广播：巴尔的摩的烛台电视塔，大约 1959 年

摘要 二战后全球电视市场的兴起需要新的广播媒体技术解决方案。这些解决方案成为城市规模基础设施的新例子，包括作为独特结构的“电视塔”。美国早期的例子之一是巴尔的摩的三桅“烛台”电视塔，于 1959 年完工。虽然该项目的可行性取决于结构设计的进步，但其最重要的创新是制度创新。作为“基础设施共享”的早期例子，巴尔的摩的烛台塔展示了创新的建筑形式如何在技术、城市基础设施和文化资本生产之间产生新的关系。