There are still quite a few of these lamps left in Collins Street. I am assuming they are left and not new. The shade was so filthy, I could not tell if they were gas or not, but as it was the middle of day, I guess so. The light they give off is very insufficient for modern times but I am pleased they are still there.
While some of Collins Street is crap, there are still many nice buildings in the streetscape. For those not in Melbourne, we have a term, Collins Street Cocky. It means a rich farmer. Collins Street is, or was, a street with many private doctor's surgeries.
We used to have a gas lamp like that opposite our house many years ago. One night during a violent storm it was struck by lightning. There was a loud explosion and thirty foot flames shot into the air. We had a brightly lit street that night I can tell you.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!
ReplyDeleteProbably is original as no fake lamp-post would dare besmirch Collins Street with its presence!
I hope it is original,it is lovely.
ReplyDeleteI noticed a lamp near the corner of Collins and Swanston St(opp the tram stop) the other day. Is this the same one? I think (from memory) it was a different style, very tall and possibly fake/old. Not sure, I was jumping on a tram and just got a quick look.
Wow Brian. How exciting. Like they burn off gases at one of our nearby gas fired power stations.
ReplyDeleteI think it is Jayne.
I took a photo of that one with the phone LiD, but never got around to publishing it. I was near this one further down near Elizabeth Street with my camera and so took this better one.
Andrew,
ReplyDeleteI live in the middle of nowhere. We have to take whatever excitement we can...which for many of the locals usually involves sheep.