Street Light Information Sheet
Willis Lamm

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Old Time Survivors

Part Twenty One

(This is Part Twenty One 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.)

  Boston, MA

Double sectionals alongside the entrances. (Traveler Street Bridge, Bass River)

Single sectionals mid-span. (Traveler Street Bridge, Bass River)

Double sectionals in the center divide (likely reproductions.) (Summer Street Bridge)

Single sectionals on the shoulders. (Summer Street Bridge)

Large sectionals on the piers. (Congress Street Bridge)

Lots of sectionals on the railings. (Seaport Boulevard Bridge)

Older masts, newer optics. (Entrance ramp, Sumner Tunnel)

Metropolitans with newer optics, 1926. (River Street Bridge, Charles River)

Incredible luminaires and electroliers 1906. (Longfellow Bridge)

Likely reproductions, at minimum new optics, but preserving the theme. (Longfellow Bridge)

Tall acorns. (Harvard Street)

Rows of globes. (Baxter Rd.)

Fancy Doubles. (State Street.)

Unusual modification. (15th Street & 1st Avenue)

A great old globe for a fire alarm box. (Bunker Hill Street)

A real rare find, GE PowerGrooves. (Constitution Rd. gate, Bostan Naval Shipyard)

  Gas Lamps

Boston still has around 2,000 gas lamps in service of various designs. Here are a few.

Classic Victorian Style. (Monument Square, Monument Avenue)

Another old Style. (Revere and Grove Streets)

A more elegant Style. (Hancock Street)

A holdout in a neighborhood gone LED. (Naren Row)

Gas light for a fire alarm box. (Grove and Revere Streets)

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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