McPherson, KS
Taken September 2014
RemovedChecked on "as of" date (either in person or via latest GSV available), removal happened as late as that date or before
as of Jul 2019
Update May 2025: At some point between when we were there and July 2019 it looks like the city removed what was left of its series systems. All the post tops pictured here appear to have gone, unusually the replcement poles are all in different positions.
McPherson is a medium sized town about 100 miles north of Wichita, on I-135. Nice to see another city in Kansas still with series lighting.The regulator is on W Elizabeth, west of Maple.
Some incandescent series left too, these post tops are on W Elizabeth
St. The acorn globes look similar to ones seen in Salt Lake City, now
removed.
RemovedChecked on "as of" date (either in person or via latest GSV available), removal happened as late as that date or before
as of May 2018
Update May 2025: Some GSV from Euclid St in 2018 actually shows a contractor work truck doing what was probably the removal of this system in the park. As with
the rest of the town, the new poles and fixtures are all in different places.
The really cool thing is that one of the parks in McPherson, Lakeside Park, is lit with
series incandescent. The regulator is located on Lakeside Drive, just where it goes over Dry Turkey Creek. From the close up of the rating plate, this is a GE 6.6A 40kW.
Looking east on E Euclid St, into the park at dusk.
In the park there's a small performance shell, and at dusk it was good to see most of the incandescent post top lighting in the park, working well.
