Burbank, CA
Taken October 2005
RemovedChecked on "as of" date (either in person or via latest GSV available), removal happened as late as that date or before
as of Sep 2009
Update: Sometime after September 2009 (the last time we checked on these lights) they were all removed. No trace of them remain in any of the areas shown below.
This is N Kenneth Rd, maybe a mile North of Olive and downtown Burbank. An unusual sight anywhere in LA, let alone here- suspended gumballs.
You'll have to get the full size pics to see the details here. These gumballs were probably incandescent first, then mercury later but now they have HPS lamps fitted. There are several different kinds, but they are mostly GE 101-D with gumball lenses.
Some detail of the wiring here- on the left is the line voltage output to the suspended head, and on the right the series isolation transformer- you can see how the series line is interrupted with an insulator, and connected to the thick leads on the transformer.
A view of the light, the suspension and the pole with the series transformer.
Just round the corner, this is Cambridge Dr at Richard, this street and Kenneth seem to be the only place there are some of these suspended lights left. There are more modern luminaires on conventional poles also round here.
To finish, a random sight seen at a gas station- I like the look of these integral ballast mercury floods, but don't know who made them.
