Street Light Information Sheet
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Street Light Street Views - Old Time Survivors |
Part Twenty Five
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(This is Part Twenty Five 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.)
Single acorns still in service. (Ferry Street Bridge, Mississippi River)
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| Brooklyn Park, MN |
A few post acorns left among the modern fixtures. (West River Parkway)
| Detroit, MI |
Mixed triplets. (E.Grand Blvd. Bridge, Detroit River)
| Monroe, MI |
Single acorns on art deco bases. (N. Dixie Highway, River Raisin)
| Westfield, NJ |
NEMA style radial wave. (Winyah Ave. and Canterbury Lane)
Single gumball. (Canterbury Rd. and Winyah Ave.)
Single admiral's hat. (Jefferson and Saunders Avenues)
Series admiral's hat converted to single (photo control on bracket arm.) (Lenox Ave.)
Series radial wave converted to single (photo control on bracket arm.) (Lenox Ave. @ S Chestnut St.)
Scroll bracket arm with a single later model radial wave (Marcellus Dr. & St. Mark's Ave.)
Scroll bracket arm with the scroll underneath (Marcellus Drive)
A few original posts owned by the town are still in service (Central Avenue)
| Kansas City, MO |
Acorns lining the bridge. (Prospect Avenue Bridge, Brush Creek)
Opal glass on the bridge. (W.12th Street Bridge, Brush Creek)
Later model acorns. (The Paseo)
Fancy globes on columns. (Rockhill Road Bridge, Brush Creek)
More fancy globes. (Brookside Boulevard Bridge, Brush Creek)
Quintuplets at the entrances. (Brookside Boulevard Bridge, Brush Creek)
Decorative Posts. (Ward Parkway Median Crossing)
Sectionals at the entrances. (Benton Boulevard, Brush Creek)
Really elaborate globes. (Wornall Road Bridge, Brush Creek)
Interesting squatty sectionals guarding the stairs. (Former Courthouse, Grand Boulevard)
Close-up view. (Former Courthouse, Grand Boulevard)
