Where Did These Old Streetlights on Magnolia Go?

About 10 very old streetlights along a strip of Magnolia Boulevard in NoHo that’s being widened have been yanked out of the pavement to undergo some refurbishing.

Part of the project would be to also clean their globes prior to being re-installed, said Jeremy Oberstein, communications director for L.A. City Councilman Paul Krekorian.

And no, these relics are not part of a massive citywide project to retrofit thousands of streetlights with LED technology.

In the meantime, much newer, taller and more standard-looking light poles were put in place while the old ones get a touch up.

It looks like the restoration effort isn’t underway yet, however, as the old light poles are currently being stored at a fenced lot on the corner of Vineland Avenue and Chandler Boulevard; a site that’s housing equipment for the Magnolia widening.

The age of the streetlights is a bit of a mystery at the moment, but Patch reader, Mid-Town NoHo Neighborhood Council member and local history buff Bob Peppermuller has his theories.

“[The streetlights] probably date from 1927-29 when North Hollywood was plated out,” he wrote in an e-mail. “There is a picture of Lankershim/Weddington taken in 1926 which shows an earlier version with round globes. So these lights came after 1926.”