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Rocky Point Park Lights: The Birds misunderstood the name WestingHOUSE
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Looks like the birds made this Westinghouse OV-400 their house. They were flying like crazy around it every now and then. Little tiny birds like the ones that were in the old M-250R2 in front of my house.
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Here's the list of lights in restorable condition:
- (5) M-400 Split door: all in good condition with clean refractors; some paint wear; have NEMA labels
- (1) ITT Series 25: fixture in good condition dispite broken and browned polycarbonate lens; birds nest; has NEMA label
- (1) M-400R2: from the mid-90s; excellent condition with no noticeable paint wear; has NEMA label
- (2) NEMA Head: One has its refractor while the other doesn't; good overall condition; either 175 or 250W MV since they have ED28 lamps
- (more than 3) 1960s-1970s OV-25 Silverliner: More than three are in perfect condition, though there are additional lights that I can only see from bing bird's eye view so I can identify the condition of them.
- (At least 7) 1960s M-400: Gray paint (worn out); at least 4 are fully intact; at least 3 have no refractor or lamp due to vandalism; two have scorch marks on the doors.
- (10) OV-15 "OV-400" Silverliner: 4 are in perfect condition; 4 with damaged or missing refractor; 1 with damaged refractor and birds nest; 1 with damaged refractor and possible bullet hole in door.
That's all of the lights for a grand total of at least 29 lights that can be saved. The longer they wait to clear out the park the better because if I can drive there myself there's a better shot of getting lights since my mom won't let me get any more lights unless they're given to me without my asking.
Odds are that the majority of the lamps aren't that old since all the lights with broken refractors had ED37 lamps. Do you know when most companies went from BT to ED lamps? I'm thinking the 80s...
I made two accomplishments though: I took pictures of every light I had access to and took inventory on what lights are left in the park. The reason why I had "at least" and "more than" in my list is becuase there are some lights that I couldn't see in person but I can see them on bing's bird's eye view map.
I can distinguish the OV-25 and M-400 from the bird's eye view because of the different shape and color. The OV-25s are narrow and dark in color while the M-400s are rounded and lighter in color from bird's eye view. It seems the gray painted vintage lights held up their paint better than the silver painted ones. Any silverliners I see around here look bare with absolutly no paint left.