Monday, July 9, 2012

Early Morning Light- Pelham St Gaslight

Newport, RI

Pelham St in Newport, RI was the first street lighted with gas lamps.  The lamps were installed in 1806 by David Melville and used coal gas.  Today the street is still illuminated with gas lamps, although I don't think they use coal gas now.  The house in the background dates from 1785.
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Location: 73 Pelham St, Newport, RI 02840, USA

2 comments:

  1. MartinaJuly 9, 2012 at 7:06 AM

    Wonderful light. Golden reflections in blue.

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    1. EdJuly 10, 2012 at 8:35 PM

      Thank you, Martina. There is something very quaint about these gas lamps.

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