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Decorative street light in Jakarta. Major advantages of street lighting include prevention of automobile accidents and increase in safety. [61] Studies have shown that darkness results in numerous crashes and fatalities, especially those involving pedestrians; pedestrian fatalities are 3 to 6.75 times more likely in the dark than in daylight. [62]
An example of a Decorative Teardrop Pole, approved by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts for use in the District of Columbia. In Washington, D.C., street lighting is provided by the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, and covers all city streets and alleys.
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]
Decorative stone walls, posts, and prominent Tudor Revival-style metal-roofed gatehouses built in 1926 to mark the entrance to an early suburban subdivision. Entranceway at Main Street at LeBrun Road: Listed Decorative ashlar lamp posts and walls built in 1916 to mark the entrance to an early suburban subdivision.
Distinctive base of Vulliamy's dolphin lamp posts. Dolphin lamp standards provide electric light along much of the Thames Embankment in London, United Kingdom. Two stylised dolphins or sturgeons writhe around the base of a standard lamp post, supporting a fluted column bearing electric lights in an opaque white globe, topped by a metal crown.
Decorative bollards have become a well-known feature of the city of Geelong and reflect its history as a major Australian port. [35] In Antwerp, Belgium, artist Eddy Gabriel transformed a bollard to look like a toadstool in 1993. This example was followed by other artists, turning the quayside of the river Scheldt into a street art gallery. [36]
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