At the time of recording his interview, Richard Overton was the oldest living American WWII veteran at 108 years.
In 1930 11-year-old Jamie Fowler fell from the top of one of the 165-foot towers and survived.
There are 17 of the original 31 towers remaining in Austin.
The Zilker Park holiday tree in Austin is actually a moonlight tower strung with strands of colored lights.
In the film "Dazed and Confused" Matthew MacConaughey's character cruises around Austin informing teenagers of the "party at the moontower." After being denied permission by the city to use an actual moonlight tower, the filmmakers erected a replica of the top 15 feet of a tower.