Among the first things that
people think of when they think of Churches is the concept of salvation.
Indeed, a great many people are saved in many of the region's places of
worship. But people are not the only benefactor of a Church's saving
grace. A number of vintage streetlights have found salvation on the
grounds of some of the area's churches. These lights reward their
saviors by providing a serene atmosphere to their grounds that modern lights
just can't match. Here then is a look at some of the vintage streetlights
saved from doom by some of the area's places of worship!
ST. AMBROSE CHURCH
Park Heights and Wylie Avenues
St. Ambrose is home to a pair of vintage
Novalux Incandescent lamps with nice, stylish braided poles. These
lights are easily visible from Park Heights, and are located just South
of the main Church building. A particularly nice touch to these
lights is that they retain their painted tops, for a more vintage look.
Fortunately, on the morning of my visit, the lights were illuminated, making
for even better photos.
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GOVANS PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
York and Orkney Roads
About a half-dozen Novalux lights survive
on the grounds of the Govans Presbyterian Church, located just South of
the Senator Movie Theatre. While the lights do not contain painted
tops, they are well cared for, and some variety in pole types can be observed
among them, including the late model mock fluted pole style. The
lights, while visible from the street, are more handily viewed from within
the Church grounds.
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ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH
York Road and La Paix Lane
A short distance further out York Road
reveals even more old Novalux lights in Church service as a pair of Novalux
lights stand guard over the Ascension Lutheran Church just above Stevenson
Lane. Originally, three lights survived here, but one was apparently
damaged and replaced with a repro light. In any event, the two survivors
seem to be in remarkable shape.
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BROWN MEMORIAL CHURCH
Charles Street and Woodbrook
Lane
Of even more vintage than the Novalux
survivors are six old Gas Light standards that have been converted to serve
the grounds of Brown Memorial Church near Murray Hill. While the
lights seem to be an odd contrast to Brown's modern architecture, it is
certainly a great relief to see them surviving intact.
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