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100,000th street light is turned on by Mayor Norris Poulson at the spot where the city’s first electric street light was installed in 1882

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Title: 100,000th street light is turned on by Mayor Norris Poulson at the spot where the city’s first electric street light was installed in 1882
Alternative Title: DWP Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued: March 6, 1955
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: DWP Photo Collection
Rights Information: Please contact DWP for assistance.
This is not a Library Collection, it is hosted for DWP. ; Researchers may view the collection in person at DWP by appointment only, Monday through Friday, 8am – 3pm. For information and appointments, contact Angela Tatum at (213) 367-8906. ; Photos that are published should properly credit the owner of the photo as “Historical Photo Collection of the Department of Water and Power, City of Los Angeles”.
Description: Mayor Norris Poulson turned on Los Angeles’ 100,000th electric street light on the night of March 6, 1955 in ceremonies conducted on Main Street just north of Commercial Street, the spot where the city’s first electric street light was installed on December 30, 1882. The first outdoor light, placed in service 72 years ago on New Year’s Eve by the then Mayor J. R. Toberman, was one of seven arc lamps installed on 150-foot standards.
Type: Image
Format: photographic prints
Identifier: 1005310
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/dwp/id/3784
Subject: People
Sidewalks
Roads
Buildings

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