As documented by Atlas Obscura in “Gas Street Lamps of Brooklyn Heights,” historic gas lamps in Brooklyn Heights offer a glimpse into an earlier era of urban street lighting.
Gas lighting once played an important role in illuminating streets before electric lighting became widespread. Surviving examples demonstrate how street lamps can become more than functional infrastructure, contributing to neighborhood character and preserving visible connections to architectural and urban history.
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