Distinctive & Historic Poles | NYC Street Design Manual
The TBTA pole replaced wooden lampposts that lit parkways during the 1920s and ’30s. The Teardrop and Shielded Teardrop luminaires combine with the TBTA pole to produce a historic quality.
City Light Pole | NYC Street Design Manual
The winning entry, the City Light, was added to DOT’s lighting catalogue after extensive development and testing. This simple, elegant pole and luminaire provide less glare than other luminaires and complement both contemporary architecture and historic structures.
NYC DOT - Street Lights - NYC.gov
If you see a small flashing red light next to the street light LED, call 311 to report it immediately. The light indicates an issue with the electrical current. NYC DOT's contractors have four (4) hours to respond to street light emergency conditions, such as a fallen pole or an electrical issue.
Drumming Up A Streetlight - Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design …
Oct 12, 2016 · Between 1963 and 1965, over 11,000 Type 10 Light Poles were installed on the streets of New York City. Though the design was eventually phased out, a few modified Deskey poles can still be seen today. 2
Sheridan Lighting Systems New York City Light
Sheridan Lighting Systems manufactures NYC New York City Light and other custom exterior light fixtures and poles
Donald Deskey SLECO Bigloops Set New Lighting Standards
The Bigloops became the light de riguer for most of New York City's major arterial highways and parkways. The understated tapered elliptical "crookarm" masts that graced many of the post war expressways were removed in favor of the more durable Biggies.
BISHOP CROOKS - Forgotten New York
Aug 8, 1998 · In late 1998, a new wrinkle in the Bishop Crooks saga appeared, as the city began installing sodium luminaries on the previously sacrosanct poles. These poles appeared primarily on Nassau Street and in the City Hall area.
Those Wild Wild Woodies Wooden Parkway Lampposts
The whimsical tale of the wild, wild woodies, the bucolic looking wooden light pole standards that lined many of New York City and State's commercial free arterial parkways, beaches and service roads. Most of these wood lampposts are now gone.
WONDERFUL WOODIES - Forgotten New York
Aug 23, 1998 · Constructed exclusively to light the network of parkways that Robert Moses constructed beginning in the Twenties, these distinctive poles are made of both wood and iron. Some are still in New York City but you have to know where to look!
Lighting | NYC Street Design Manual
This chapter, which constitutes the current DOT Street Lighting Catalogue, outlines options for street and pedestrian lighting for New York City streets, bikeways, pedestrian bridges, pedestrian malls, plazas, and parks.