Google Street View Finds « on: December 24, 2020, 03:34:05 AM » Author: LightsoftheWest
I have started a thread designated specifically for interesting lights on Street View. Remember, try not to post too many screenshots or other visible photos of Street View as Google has claimed copyright and the administration could be flagged. Links are highly recommended and preferred.
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	Re: Google Street View Finds 2020 - 2021 « Reply #1 on: December 24, 2020, 05:11:00 AM » Author: AngryHorse
Cool, I’ll start then, some wide lights seen on an old transport yard in Manchester UK, quite a surprise to me as I wasn’t aware we ever used them here, I thought they were just a US thing?
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	Re: Google Street View Finds 2020 - 2021 « Reply #2 on: December 24, 2020, 05:14:31 AM » Author: AngryHorse
Sorry for the photos, but without zooming in you can’t see these from a normal street view link!
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	Re: Google Street View Finds 2020 - 2021 « Reply #3 on: December 24, 2020, 06:53:32 AM » Author: Rommie
Links are fine, but no photos please. We don't want to be held responsible for copyright issues.
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	Re: Google Street View Finds 2020 - 2021 « Reply #5 on: December 24, 2020, 03:02:35 PM » Author: LightsoftheWest
I'm going to post an example of how links should be posted. My example is a GE Form 109 by my church that sadly got removed. 1. See here. 2. See here: https://earth.app.goo.gl/qGrz7i
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	Re: Google Street View Finds 2020 - 2021 « Reply #6 on: December 24, 2020, 03:10:06 PM » Author: Rommie
That's fine, although personally I prefer the addition of the flags to make the links bold and underlined. It increases visibility a lot, which is why most web pages do it.
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	Re: Google Street View Finds 2020 - 2021 « Reply #8 on: January 01, 2021, 06:04:32 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
While looking at some cities in Mexico via google street view, I found a LED street lantern that was replaced with a CFL yardblaster in the city of Cuernavaca, Morelos. Who would make such a silly downgrade to an older lighting technology? LED lantern (before): https://www.google.com/maps/@18.9168828,-99.2350586,3a,48.9y,63.04h,124.68t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sM68dlgsQh9RllXwv6Yps9w!2e0!5s20180101T000000!7i13312!8i6656 CFL Yardblaster (after): https://www.google.com/maps/@18.9168855,-99.235066,3a,41.4y,62.16h,125.23t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sIuBkfcggQ6XrV9UwTMfNmA!2e0!5s20190501T000000!7i16384!8i8192
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	Re: Google Street View Finds 2020 - 2021 « Reply #9 on: January 02, 2021, 06:10:18 AM » Author: AngryHorse
REVO Hyperion Bs, 135 watt SOX, seen still in use to this day, still on their original concrete columns in Northwich Cheshire!
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	Re: Google Street View Finds 2020 - 2021 « Reply #10 on: January 02, 2021, 06:29:11 AM » Author: AngryHorse
GEC side entry DI-FRACTOR? still standing at the salt mine at Winsford Cheshire, sadly this hasn’t been lit for well over 20 years!
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	Re: Google Street View Finds 2020 - 2021 « Reply #11 on: January 02, 2021, 11:33:45 AM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Quote from: AngryHorse on January 02, 2021, 06:29:11 AM GEC side entry DI-FRACTOR? still standing at the salt mine at Winsford Cheshire, sadly this hasn’t been lit for well over 20 years! We never saw that when we went past the salt mine in 2019, but we were on the canal...
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	Re: Google Street View Finds 2020 - 2021 « Reply #12 on: January 02, 2021, 12:45:02 PM » Author: AngryHorse
Don’t know if there’s still a power supply to this, but it would be nice to re- light for nostalgia!, and I bet the gear 100% still works!
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	Re: Google Street View Finds 2020 - 2021 « Reply #13 on: January 02, 2021, 12:53:50 PM » Author: AngryHorse
This old beast in Winnington Northwich, still here, but again I don’t think it’s worked for years?
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	Re: Google Street View Finds 2020 - 2021 « Reply #14 on: January 02, 2021, 01:01:26 PM » Author: AngryHorse
Then there’s this old sodium lantern on what used to be the old Manweb electricity depot in Crewe, the missing door suggests this doesn’t work anymore, but it certainly did back in the early 90s!
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