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(This is Part Three 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.)
San Francisco actually owns some 25,000 street lights in the city, powered by the city's Hetch Hetchy hydroelectric plant. (The remainder of the street lights are owned by PG&E.) The city has converted pretty much all of their cobrahead lamps to LEDs, while some of the historic and older series circuits are still in service. However there is a push to eventually replace those lamps or modify the internal lighting packages for energy efficiency.
Intersection post acorns. (Santa Ana Avenue)
(These posts marked the various street entrances to the St. Francis Woods neighborhood.)
An acorn on the safety rail. (Montclair Terrace and Lombard Streets)
Another acorn holdout. (Montclair Terrace)
(Hope that's a compact car that goes in that garage.)
Roman column posts with newer acorn fixtures. (Filbert Street)
A few original metal-crown acorns can be found. (Washington Park, Columbus Avenue)
Bracket mounted acorns still in service. (Columbus Avenue and Kearny Street)
Newer, more energy efficient replacements. (Columbus Avenue and Kearny Street)
Something old and something new. (Van Ness Avenue street upgrade)
(There is a significant effort to preserve and relocate the fixtures being removed that date back to 1915.)
No. 116 globes still on the street. (Mason and Greenwich Streets)
A few 1940s vintage teardrops still around. (Grove Street and Van Ness Avenue)
Form 79s with a teardrop and a gumball. (Columbus Avenue and Union Street)
Series incandescent bulbs still in use, as seen with the missing glass. (Columbus Avenue and Filbert Street)
Bucket refractors used to replace broken gumballs on series lamps. (Columbus Avenue and Union Street)
More modern acorn replacing an abandoned No. 116. (Columbus and Union Streets)
Dayburning sag globe. (Polk and Turk Streets)
Series circuit holdouts. A gumball on the left and sectionals on the right. (Montgomery Street)
Close-up of a sectional with an HPS modification. (Montgomery Street)
Cheerful upgrades. (Broadway)
1916 "Path of Gold" custom electroliers, refurbished with HPS lamps. (Grant and O'Farrell Streets)
3-lamp versions. (Market and O'Farrell Streets)
Closeup of the "Winning of the West" base artwork. (Market Street)
Night view. (Fifth and Market Streets)
Vintage trolley poles with what appear to be newer lighting units. (Beach Street)
Traditional acorn in a pocket neighborhood. (W. Clay Street)
Ornate doubles, possibly reproductions. (Powell and Post 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
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