Street Light Information Sheet
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Street Light Street Views - Old Time Survivors |
Part Seventeen
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(This is Part Seventeen 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.)
Sectional lamps on ornate posts. (1938 Post Office, Meeker Street)
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| Lander, WY |
Mid-century acorns. (Main Street)
Opal glass quintuplets. (Former post office, Third Street)
| Charleston, SC |
Metropolitans on trolley poles, now with signals clamped on. (King and Wentworth Streets)
Variations on Metropolitans. (Bay and Broad Streets)
Gas lamps still in service. (Broad Street)
| Beatrice, NE |
Double pendant acorns. (Grant Street)
Opal glass globes, circa 1920. (Grant Street)
| Tulsa, OK |
Opal glass decorative posts at various entrances, 1917. (Former post office, Boulder Avenue & Second Street)
| Gardnerville, NV |
Opal glass columns at the entrance, 1924. (Former high school, Main Street)
A few doubles still around (Main and First Streets)
| New Haven, CT |
Lantern style posts. (Grand Avenue Bridge, Quinnipiac River)
A replacement for a broken lantern. (Grand Avenue Bridge, Quinnipiac River)
A classic narrow post acorn. (Grand Avenue)
Opal glass quintuplets. (New Haven County Courthouse, Church Street)
Opal glass singles on what appear to be marble posts. (Public Library, Elm Street)
Singles and triples in the green. (New Haven Green, Church Street)
A more modern take on opal glass luminaires. (Chapel Street)
A different take on opal glass. (Church Street)
One of the newer fixtures, dayburning. (Church Street)
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.