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-An illuminating look at how artificial lighting transformed urban life in America.- Today's cities shine brightly at night, illuminated by millions of street lamps, neon signs, and incandescent and fluorescent bulbs burning in the windows of office blocks, apartment buildings, and homes. ... read more

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I offer there a brief history of public lighting in American cities from the mid-nineteenth century though to the mid-twentieth century.

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  1. John A. Jakle (Author)

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