Street Light Information Sheet
Willis Lamm

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Old Time Survivors

Part Four

(This is Part Four 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, CA
(Continued)

Lanterns at the entrance, 1932. (Veterans Memorial Park, Franklin Street.)

Elaborate gold plated lanterns. (City Hall, Polk Street)

Close-up of a lantern. (City Hall, Van Ness Avenue Entrance)

Acorns on trolley poles. (Webster and Union Streets)

Some original style acorns still around. (Leavenworth Street)

The long and short of it. (Beach Street and The Embarcadero)

Same intersection, old and new. (Webster and Green Streets)

Traditional acorns on concrete posts. (Aquatic Park)

Victorian style lanterns. (Aquatic Park)

Acorns on the seawall and pier. (Municipal Pier, Van Ness Avenue)

Cuplights on concrete posts. (Fort Mason Center)

Opal glass quintuplets. (SF Mint, Fifth and Mission Streets)

Elaborate globes. (Powell and Post Streets)

Gold clad triplets at the Holocaust Memorial. (Legion of honor)

1925 vintage "Dragon Lamps." (Grant Avenue and California Street)
(23 new dragon lamps from the original molds were recently ordered to replace damaged lamps and for expansion.)

Here's a close-up of a Dragon Lamp.

  Augusta, GA

Older and newer style lanterns. (Telfair and Eighth Streets)

A few mid-century opal glass globes that have not been changed out yet. (UGA, Hooper Street)

A few original opal glass globes still in service. (UGA, Trial Gardens)

Other fairly old opal glass on concrete posts. (UGA, Trial Gardens)

Quadruplets in the expanded center divide. (Broad Street)

Large globes with eagles and rings of smaller globes, 1914. (Archibald Butt Bridge, 15th Street, Augusta Canal)

Refurbished quadruplet opal glass globes, 1914. (Archibald Butt Bridge, 15th Street, Augusta Canal)

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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