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Originally Posted by AdamAnt316
I remember seeing fluorescent lighting at gas stations when I was growing up, but not so much as street lighting. At least one former gas station (now a body shop) still turns on their fluorescent lights at night. One current gas station lit theirs for a year or so, but didn't bother to turn it off during the day! It's been off ever since; not sure if the tubes/ballast failed, or if they just don't bother anymore.
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There's a hotel/Tiki bar in East Vancouver called the Waldorf that refurbished the exterior about a decade ago so it was no longer a super seedy bar and hooker hang-out. Along with restoring the exterior to it's original style they replaced all the original fluorescent lighting along the roofline and it ran happily for years. About two years ago however the building changed owners and it rapidly fell into disrepair. They removed it all for good in the spring as they are slowly pushing the plot through city hall for redevelopment. Not sure though why you would want to pay Vancouver rates though for a condo that overlooks the docks and both a chicken rendering and processing plant.
Edited: I forgot I also did some digging and found photos of my town in the late 60's when the main drags were still fluorescent.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...Bucket/_58.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...1939_small.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...et/293_001.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...et/954_001.jpg
The same street, but a few years later. Note the sodium heads.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...et/804_001.jpg