Review of Streetlight Styles
I recall a great discussion thread on Detroityes about Detroit's historic street lamp styles. Today the New York Times has a nice rview of NYC's street lamps over the years. Readers may want to compare.
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/201...ml?ref=opinion
I am always wanting to lobby for matching streetlights on Junction, which has old cast iron lamps on one side and aluminum masts on the other - bad fung shui for the neighborhood, if you ask me.
Light Reporting Questions
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Originally Posted by
Detroit Signal
From the PLD page - don't call 311:
How do I report burned out or broken street lights?
Call 311 or [[313) 224-INFO [[4636)
9449 Grinnell Ave.
Detroit, MI 48213
Phone: [[313) 267-7202
Fax: [[313) 267-5118
I seem to remember a interview with the head of lighting repaire, who said that the problem wasn't that they didn't have enough crews to repair the lights, but rather they didn't have enough crews to go around and test or check all the lights. Is there any truth behind that statement? What happens when you report a light? Also, how do you identify a light pole when calling?
Retired Bishop proudly shines again
This is what I have done with a retired Bishop street light with a GE luminous arc lamp and powering it with a GE, 2 1/2 KW, 125V DC generator driven from a restored steam engine from around 1910. All of these components fit in with approx. the same time period which is why I thought this would make an interesting display.