Street Light Information Sheet Willis Lamm   Street Light Street Views - Old Time Survivors Part Six

(This is Part Six 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.)   Sunnyvale, CA A really cool post acorn in the middle of a court. (Oak Court)   Roslyn, NY 110v radial wave with CFL bulb. (Skillman Street) A Form 79-SO, also with a spiral CFL bulb. (Skillman Street) Encroachment of modern posts (left). (Skillman Street)   Kennebunkport, ME Possibly a later model Wheeler with a CFL bulb. (Maine Street) Straight bracket arm. (South Street and Pleasant Street) Appears to be an older style Wheeler. (Pleasant Street) A dayburner. (Appears to be an LED bulb.) (Ocean Avenue)   Lexington, MA A Wheeler crescent moon, dayburning. (Battle Green Road) (Note: As of 2020 this fixture has been removed and replaced with an LED unit.) A Wheeler crescent moon with a shroud. (Chandler Street) Bishop's crook radial wave. (Massachusetts Avenue) Radial wave with missing reflector and LED bulb. (Massachusetts Avenue) Fancy cast iron scroll arm. (Depot Square) A few acorns. (Hancock Street) What appears to be a gas lamp still in service. (Bedford Street)   Ewing, NJ A really interesting crescent with "double shoulder" head and fancy scroll arm. (Fireside Avenue) (Generally, double shoulders were used to prevent arc flashes for use in series circuits that ran higher voltages.) A NEMA radial wave still working in spite of the push for LEDs. (Bittersweet Road)   Jellico, TN Appears to be a Line Material Ovalite with remote ballast. (Main Street) (Likely was originally a series lamp. Newer ballast on pole along with a modern photo control.) Opal glass globes on posts with those great feet, 1915. (US Post Office & Mine Rescue Station, Main & 3rd Streets)   High Point, NC Series radial waves converted to 110 volts. (Hillcrest Drive)   Winnemucca, NV In the 1800s Winnemucca was often called "Lantern Town" as it was the first town in the area to hang oil lamps out at night for street lighting. Lanterns became the theme for downtown electric lighting. The unconventional street lamps were around as long as I can remember although the only reference I could find was a bulletin a few years back published by the state announcing that they had been retrofitted to improve energy efficiency. The lamps currently appear to be lower intensity HPS, however the opal glass panes and relatively close spacing provide a soft, relatively even glow along downtown streets. Winnemucca "Lantern." (S. Bridge Street) Night view. 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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