Whittier, CA
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15 Aug 2023
These great old fixtures are all in East Whittier, in the area bounded roughly by Mar Vista to the south, York to the north, and Ocean View to the southeast. They are all series wired.
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20 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 probably gone that year
This parking lot near a store that's being demolished is in the area where Whittier College is, and it's home to some unusual lights...
This set of pics taken July 2007.
20 Jul 2007
Take a look- these are remote ballasted versions of the Westinghouse OV-25. The only other place I'd seen these before was Lincolnwood, IL.
20 Jul 2007
If you get the fullsize pic (click on the medium size one above) you'll see these are in good condition. Their fate however is unknown, as the store that is attached to this parking lot is being demolished.
20 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
There are a couple of GE Powerglow A-1000s too, this one is on a parking lot off Bright Ave., between Hadley and Bailey.
20 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
On the same parking lot (off Bright Ave., between Hadley and Bailey) looking rather big for it's surroundings is the big Powerglow- the A-4000.
20 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 Mar 2019
Looking at these two post tops, located on a pedestrian walkway in the middle of the 6500 block of Greenleaf, I'm not so sure any more that they are actually GE Powerglow A-1000s- they look too new! They are very similar, though, if not the genuine article after all...?
20 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 Mar 2019
We're now at the intersection of WHittier Blvd and Colima, and this parking lot is home to a very rare sight in these parts- L-M Ovalites and GE Form 109s both lighting the same lot.
20 Jul 2007
There's a row of Form 109s up one side...
20 Jul 2007
Whilst not in the first flush of youth, they're not all that bad!
20 Jul 2007
The rest of the lot is lit with Ovalites on twin arms.
20 Jul 2007
Another look at one of the 109s- look at the pinch bolt slipfitter.
20 Jul 2007
- and another angle, showing the shape of the casting on top.
20 Jul 2007
The Ovalites are a bit bird- splattered, but not doing too badly. As far as I know they do all work, too, although I didn't seet hem at night.
20 Jul 2007
A straight- on look at one of the Form 109s. I like the shape of the top casting- this is a view you don't normally see.
20 Jul 2007
As for the age, I'm not well up on the various versions of this fixture- indeed were there any over it's manufactured life?
20 Jul 2007
A look back at the intersection with the standard (for these parts anyway) FCO HPS lighting and the 109 look a little out of place!
20 Jul 2007
A look at one of the Ovalites now- because this installation is so unusual I got plenty of pics.
20 Jul 2007
20 Jul 2007
20 Jul 2007
20 Jul 2007
20 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 Mar 2019
Following the find in Whittier, we continued east on Whittier Blvd, and came across another cool sight in La Habra. This is the 100 block of E Whittier, the nearest cross st. is Euclid, and this triple fluorescent fixture is on the lot of a boat dealership.
20 Jul 2007
There are still many of these 4 tube 8 foot gas station fixtures all over the Southland, but it's very rare to see one still fitted with GE Powergroove tubes.
20 Jul 2007
Whether this one still works is a moot point, there's years of grime on those tubes- also the T12 replacement look a little blackened, probably because it was a HO tube put in a VHO fixture- or maybe it's just old and worn!
20 Jul 2007
There were only 2 powergroove tubes left, out of a possible 12!
20 Jul 2007
In fact 2 of the 3 fixtures had only 2 tubes.
20 Jul 2007
20 Jul 2007
What I can't convey is just how big these fixtures are- remember the tubes are 8 feet long, and are T17, the tubes which look like T8 are actually T12...
20 Jul 2007
At least these are fixtures intended for Powergroove- the indents on the tube are meant to face down- if this fixture had just had standard VHO sockets they would have been rotated by 90 degrees and a PG tube fitted would have the indentations facing side to side. Seen as most of the light comes from the indents, it's not a good thing to mount them incorrectly.
20 Jul 2007
You can see just how long that this PG tube has been there by looking at the accumulated crud on top of it!
20 Jul 2007
This fixture is so big, it can be seen from space.
If you look on Google maps at this location with the satellite view, you'll see the shadow cast by it, it's so large.
If you look on Google maps at this location with the satellite view, you'll see the shadow cast by it, it's so large.