Dec 12, 2008 11:48 pm US/Pacific
New San Jose High-Rise Has Phone-Controlled Art
Kiet Do, Reporting
SAN JOSE (CBS 5) ―
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"Show Your Stripes" is located at "The 88" high-rise building in Downtown San Jose.
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On the corner of San Fernando and Second Streets in Downtown San Jose is one of the smartest pieces of public art you've never heard of.
Dial a phone number, punch in a three-digit code and wait for the lights to shine. It's officially called "Show your Stripes," thousands of LED lights with preprogrammed patters that you control via phone.
Scott Giddens helped to bring the art to a new building called "The 88," a brand new downtown high-rise.
"It's not your standard building," Giddens said. "We didn't just build a building. We now have a building that showcases a piece of art."
To try it out, first call 408-287-0128. After the tone, enter any three digit combination including "#" and "*". Then, press "0" and hang up.
Here are some of the codes:
*25 - Xmas Dance
*14 - Valentine's Day Beat
*88 - The 88
*** - Ship's Wheel
168 - Green with Red Bolt
182 - Happy
193 - Rainbow Chase
194 - RGB Down
197 - Rainbow Sweep
228 - Yellow Sweep
268 - Brackets Out
311 - Cyan Sweep
323 - Red Pulse
341 - Slow Easter Sweep
486 - Arrows Going Down
555 - Green Warp
526 - Red with Blue Sweep
541 -Easter Sweeps
565 - Green Pulse
766 - Snow Falling
919 - Blue Flutter
927 - Mom's B-Day
931 - Rainbow Left to Right
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