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(This is Part Ten 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.)
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Los Angeles, CA
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GE "Hillside" MV fixtures. (Angelo Circle)
Bracket mounted Metropolitans on Union Metal posts. (N. Faring Road and Greendale Drive)
BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS
Many of the bridges and viaducts built in the 1920s and 30s were functional works of art where unique lighting designs were included. Below are some of the more interesting lights that are still in service.
A double on a trolley pole, installed 1928. (Lorena Bridge, Forth Street)
Some unique early doubles, installed 1929. (First Street Viaduct)
Pendant electrolier common to the tower archways. (First Street Viaduct)
(The original luminaires are slowly being upgraded to more energy efficient replicas.)
Variations on the Metropolitan design, installed 1931. (Fourth Street Viaduct)
Tower lamps. (Fourth Street Viaduct)
Doubles on a trolley pole, installed 1927. (Seventh Street Viaduct)
Tower lamps. (Seventh Street Viaduct)
(The bridge was originally a trolley crossing. The road deck was built over the trolley tracks in 1927.)
Twin "Metropolitan" style lamps, installed 1925. (Olympic Boulevard Viaduct)
Tower quadruples on a trolley pole. (Olympic Boulevard Viaduct)
More twin "Metropolitan" style lamps, installed 1926. (Cesar Chavez Viaduct)
Fixtures on columns. (Cesar Chavez Viaduct)
Single acorns, installed 1931. (Washington Boulevard Bridge)
Anchorage and solid panel lamp. (Vandalized, unfortunately)
Opal glass globe quadruplets. (Main Street Bridge)
Slightly more modern panel glass, installed during 1939 widening. (N. Spring Street Viaduct)
(The luminaires are being retrofitted with LED "corn" bulbs.)
Night View
Opal glass electroliers, installed 1911. (N. Broadway Bridge)
Solid pane sectionals, similar to Metropolitans, installed 1928. (Fletcher Drive Bridge)
Anchorage lamp. (Fletcher Drive Bridge)
Decorative post acorns, installed 1929. (Glendale-Hyperion Bridge)
Please note: If you notice any entries that need correction or are aware of vintage lights still in service that should be added to this section, please
Email Me.
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