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Night Owl Illuminations

A blog about neon signs, vintage Americana, and night owls.

Tag: thomas edison

Streetlights May 4, 2016June 28, 2018 by Josh

A History of Japan’s Street Lights, Part II: Electric Lights and Whiz Kids

During the late 19th century, many cities and countries all around the globe started making the transition from gas to electric street lighting. Japan was one of those countries. Like most Western countries, it made the transition from gas lamps to arc lamps during the 1870s and 1880s and then to incandescent lighting as Thomas …

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