Following automation in the late 1950s, the tower's lantern was removed and replaced with a 250-mm drum lens that sits on a short mast on top of the tower. The lighthouse received a temporary makeover in 1984, when it was used as a backdrop for an Exxon television commercial. The commercial's ahistorical additions were subsequently removed.
After automation in the late 1950s, the lighthouse's lantern was replaced with a 250-mm drum lens mounted on a short mast. In 1984, it served as a backdrop for an Exxon commercial, but later, these anachronistic additions were removed.