Salton City CA and surroundings
Taken Nov 2023, Mar 2007
04 Nov 2023
SurvivingChecked on "as of" date (either in person or via latest GSV available), so can be assumed to be surviving at least as far as that date
as of Nov 2023
On the east side of the Salton Sea, is the now famous community of Bombay Beach. The area to the west next to the shore where all the destroyed mobile homes used to be, is now a sculpture park of sorts. There has always been a single light in this area, and it is still standing but not working. The bottom of the fixture and lamp have been missing ever since I first saw it in 2004 I think it was.
04 Nov 2023
SurvivingChecked on "as of" date (either in person or via latest GSV available), so can be assumed to be surviving at least as far as that date
as of Nov 2023
At the southeast corner of the Salton Sea, on CA-111 is Niland. We see a lot of shovel hat fixtures abandoned on old gas station lots usually, but this one is nice as it has a LED lamp fitted and must still be in use. The lamp distribution is wrong for the fixture, but in use is better than nothing! Location: 1st St and CA-111.
04 Nov 2023
SurvivingChecked on "as of" date (either in person or via latest GSV available), so can be assumed to be surviving at least as far as that date
as of Nov 2023
A little way north on the west shore of the sea from Salton City, is Desert Shores. A solitary GE HPS cobrahead surviving, right at the end of Capri Lane.
24 Mar 2007
Status unknownCheck attempted on "as of" date (usually via GSV in this case), but status of light could not be determined at that time, usually as fixture could not be found again
as of Mar 2019
Salton City is 160 miles SE of Los Angeles, and a fascinating place in itself. This from the Wikipedia entry- "Although maps (such as those seen at Google Maps) at first glance show Salton City to be a sizable community, in fact very few of the surveyed streets and roads were ever developed. The town was developed in the 1950s as a resort community on the Salton Sea, but as the salinity of the already highly polluted sea rose, very little development took place and much of what was built - including the city's marina - was abandoned."
On the shore near part of the abandoned marina is this pole with 2 long dead shovel hat fixtures.
24 Mar 2007
24 Mar 2007
24 Mar 2007
24 Mar 2007
The maker's name can be seen- 'Appleton Electric Company'. They still exist, based in Rosemont, IL and still make floodlights! Not shovel hats though...
24 Mar 2007
24 Mar 2007
Also atop the pole is what looks like a dual navigation light, made by Crouse Hinds. The lenses and lamps are long gone.
24 Mar 2007
Wonder what this is? Seen at Salton City, but manufacturer
unknown...this pic taken May 2006.
Update Oct
2007: According to a thread on lighting-gallery.net, these fixtures
are made by Revere. They have been christened the 'Peaheads' for
obvious reasons! Sightings in Frederick, MD and also northern CA
reported.
Update 12-Nov-2007: AC Rhone found an old Revere ad- we now know this is a Revere Urban-Lite, for 100-250W mercury lamps.
Update 12-Nov-2007: AC Rhone found an old Revere ad- we now know this is a Revere Urban-Lite, for 100-250W mercury lamps.