Santa Monica, CA
13 pics
10 Jul 2008
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 Mar 2019
This pic taken July 2008.
This is just where PCH peels off and becomes the 10, the ramp is where you'd go if you wanted to join PCH going North from Ocean. The pier is off to the right. Get the fullsize pic and you'll see a very well preserved example of an early style L-M Ovalite, this style has a separate pressed reflector whilst the later style was a one piece aluminium casting with the reflector entirely inside- a lot like the differences between the early (pre 1952) and late model OV-20. This one is the only example still remaining at this location.
18 Jul 2007
Pics taken July 2007.
At one point, Santa Monica would have been a great place to drive round at night as there's lots of old lighing still on the city's streets, as these pictures show. However, this city has a policy of retrofitting old fixtures with HPS, so a nighttime drive round is a wash of orange, if you see what I mean!
At one point, Santa Monica would have been a great place to drive round at night as there's lots of old lighing still on the city's streets, as these pictures show. However, this city has a policy of retrofitting old fixtures with HPS, so a nighttime drive round is a wash of orange, if you see what I mean!
18 Jul 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 Jul 2019 but many removed after 2010
There are miles of streets still with NEMA head gumball lens fixtures, like this.
18 Jul 2007
18 Jul 2007
18 Jul 2007
RemovedChecked on "as of" date (either in person or via latest GSV available), removal happened as late as that date or before
as of Aug 2014
This location is actually Marina Del Rey, at Lincoln & Washington. There are one or two really old examples still out there, like this series teardrop.
18 Jul 2007
A closer view. Notice this one has an insulator actually holding the fixture, something not often seen.
18 Jul 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 Jul 2019 but likely gone after 2010
A more conventional setup, with a NEMA head with series bushings.
18 Jul 2007
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 Apr 2019- one or two left
There are still lots of Westinghouse OV-20s left, here are some pics of them- all HPS though!
18 Jul 2007
20 Jul 2007
20 Jul 2007
A great scene- in the daytime anyway- a street of gumballs. Imagine when this was incandescent!
20 Jul 2007
A very Californian scene- gumball, concrete pole, upsweep arm, and palm tree.