Westchester, CA
10 pics
31 Jul 2019
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 2019Here is a great sight- lots of OV20 fixtures (the later cast type) where roadway fixtures would not normally be seen. These pics were grabbed out of an aircraft window whilst taxiing at LAX- hence these pictures being on the Westchester page.
31 Jul 2019
If you get the fullsize pic, you can see this is a movable lighting tower with 6 OV20s on top, and "paintcan" ballasts at the base of the tower. Also in this pic,
a fixed flood tower with some very old fixtures, possibly originally incandesent.
31 Jul 2019
As far as I'm aware, this tower can only be seen as a member of the public from a taxiing aircraft, as it is located outside a maintenance hangar right in the middle of the
airport property, between the runways.
31 Jul 2019
If your aircraft lands on the north runway, coming from the east, usually the route taken is to turn left and go to the taxiways on the southern side of the airport.
When it turns left again to go on the southern taxiways, 2 large hangars will be passed on the left side, before the gates are reached. This tower is located outside
the second hangar and doesn't seem to move, despite being on wheels.
31 Jul 2019
I've no idea if it is used, but in the more than 15 years I've been flying to LAX, it has been in the same place. A great bit of history in the middle of all the much
more modern infrastructure that is LAX these days.
20 Oct 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 2009
This is S Sepulveda at Westchester Pkwy, looking North, just near the LAX In'n'Out. What we have here is a short run of twin 400W series mercury Form 101-FR fixtures, the same as the ones which run for miles and miles still on Wilshire. As you can see, most of them still work, and most of them are still burning clear mercury lamps (more greenish in the photo).
20 Oct 2005
21 Oct 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 2012 but still there in 2008
Also near LAX (very near!) this is Pershing Dr at LAX. Notable of course for another rare sight in LA, full cutoff 90W LPS fixtures, I think by AE.