Street Light Information Sheet
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Street Light Street Views - Old Time Survivors |
Part Eight
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(This is Part Eight of a Street View tour of vintage and historical street and pedestrian lights for enthusiasts to view and in hopes of encouraging cities and towns to preserve some of these old luminaires and electroliers, or at least choose replicas that reflect the character of historic districts when modernizing their lighting. The images link to Google Street Views to make it easy to "look around" if an image interests you. The photos begin in
Part One.)
GE Form 46 radial waves in pristine condition. (Center and South Drives)
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| Yerington, NV |
Post top acorns and post lanterns. (Post office, Main Street)
| Memphis, TN |
Decorative concrete post luminaires still in service. (S. Belvedere Boulevard)
Single post acorns around the neighborhood. (Mill Ave and Fifth Street)
| Seattle, WA |
Opal glass triplets, over 100 years old. (First Avenue and Cherry Street)
Later vintage singles. (Fifth Avenue)
Later vintage doubles. (James Street)
Quintuplets alight. (University Street)
Sectionals on the bridge. (Fourth Avenue)
| Sacramento, CA |
Classic decorative post - converted to HPS. (Riverside Boulevard and Castro Way)
Old bridge lamps converted to MV. (Jibboom Street approach to First Street Bridge)
Eastern entrance, Tower Bridge, installed 1935. (Capitol Mall)
Fixtures on columns. (Tower Bridge)
Mid-span luminaires. (Tower Bridge)
These appear to be Holophane luminaires, likely installed in 1963. (Folsom Truss Bridge, built in 1893)
These were originally low intensity "Spherolite, Juniors," since converted to HPS. (58th Street and Cibola Way)
Slightly different style acorn posts at the intersections. (59th Street and Cibola Way)
A bit taller post with new glassware. (37th Street and Broadway)
Another post of a slightly different style. (10th Avenue)
Another unique post style. (44th Street)
An old square base. (Neasham Circle)
Gas lanterns probably converted to electric, but all dayburning. (Front and L Streets)
Wall mounted lantern for an alley. (Not sure if still functional.) (Neasham Circle and Firehouse Alley)
A fancier lantern on a larger street. (Front Street)
Some exceptionally tall acorns, installed 1929. (Freeport Bridge)
