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

(This is Part Seven 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.)   Harrisville, NH A few cities and towns have considered vintage street lighting as part of their community character and aesthetics, and they have stood fast against having functional historical fixtures replaced with modern lighting. In Harrisville, for example, the town worked out an arrangement with Eversource to have the historic fixtures sent out for retrofitting to current safety and reliability standards, then be placed back onto the streets. Article: Harrisville Wrestles with 'Light' Controversy - Keene Sentinel, 2018 Eversource installing refurbished luminaires. Typical radial wave. (Lower Main Street) A better view against the sky. (Main and Prospect Streets) A Wheeler "crescent moon." (Main and Chesham Streets)   North Platte, NE Well preserved opal glass posts. (Prairie Arts Center (former federal building) Jeffers Street)   Falmouth, MA Falmouth is another town that negotiated the preservation of vintage luminaires in some residential and historic districts with the utility, Cape Light Compact. The older fixtures will be retrofitted with new wiring, new photocells and LED bulbs. Article: Vintage Street Lights Remain in Falmouth - The Falmouth Enterprise Classic "Admiral's Hat" reflector (Gardiner Road and Buzzard's Bay Avenue) Better perspective. (Quissett and Buzzard's Bay Avenues)   San Diego, CA Several San Diego neighborhoods had their own distinctive decorative post street light designs. Some of the citizens are considering establishing a Maintenance Assessment District in order to preserve and maintain their neighborhood icons. A classic acorn. (Marlborough and Alder Drives) A slightly different post design. (Rochester Road and Marlborough Drive) Classic tall post design. (Elliot Street and Chatsworth Boulevard) Another distinctive style. (Ampudia and Hickory Streets) A decorative post acorn in pristine condition. (W. Alder and Argos Drives) One of the earlier vintage multiple pane "Metropolitan" luminaires. (E. Palisades Road) Opal glass acorns, installed 1915. (Cabrillo Bridge) Acorns with new illumination, first installed 1931. (First Avenue Bridge) Opal glass globes, installed 1914. (First Street Bridge) More interesting decorative posts. (El Prado) Old fixture, new light source - corn bulb. (Village Place) Later vintage quintuplets. (Fifth Avenue) A few classic series circuit gumballs are still around. (Poinsettia Drive) 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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