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  2. History of street lighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In New Orleans, arc lamps were used for street lighting starting in 1881. In 1882, the New Orleans Brush Lighting Company installed one hundred 2,000-candlepower arc lamps along five miles of wharf and riverfront; by 1885, New Orleans had 655 arc lights. [1] In Chicago, arc lamps were used in public street lighting starting in 1887. [1]

  3. Bevolo Gas and Electric Lights - Wikipedia

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    All Bevolo gas and electric lights are manufactured in the New Orleans area and fabricated by hand using antiqued copper. [1] Bevolo offers complementary design services to ensure lighting is the correct size and architecturally appropriate. [10] The company has over 500 light and bracket combinations variations and offers custom made lighting.

  4. Louis Philippe de Roffignac - Wikipedia

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    As mayor of New Orleans, Roffignac sought to develop the city as fast as possible, borrowing large sums of money by issuing "city stock", a form of municipal bonds. He used the money to improve and beautify the city: he was responsible for the massive planting of trees as well the first street paving. [3] In 1821 he introduced street lighting.

  5. L.A. to pay $21 million to man injured by falling street lamp ...

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  6. Moonlight tower - Wikipedia

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    A light tower In front of City Hall, Detroit, Michigan, about 1900. Detroit, Michigan, had a particularly extensive system of light towers, inaugurated in 1882. [6] 122 towers, 175 feet (53 m) tall and 1,000–1,200 feet (300–370 m) apart in downtown Detroit, were shorter, less powerful, and twice as far apart as typically found elsewhere. [7]

  7. New Orleans was partway through replacing its street barriers ...

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    At the time of Wednesday's attack, Bourbon Street was partway through a New Orleans' Bollard Assessment and Replacement Project, which started in mid-November 2024. It was scheduled to be ...

  8. Gas lighting - Wikipedia

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    Commemoration of the first U.S. street gas light, at the intersection of North Holliday Street and East Baltimore Street in Baltimore A gaslit outdoor fountain at Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn, New York, 1873–1897) Church interior with gas torchieres (Reading, Berkshire, c. 1875) A lamplighter igniting a gas streetlight in Sweden, 1953

  9. Louisiana AG to launch full review of New Orleans security ...

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    New Orleans locals and visitors have been questioning why a temporary barrier intended to prevent cars from entering Bourbon Street, where Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a truck through a New Year's ...