Thank you!!
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Originally Posted by sopas ej
It's hard to see but the corners of the lanterns are adorned with nude females.
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I'm sure I've seen a much clearer close-up of a "
Wilshire Special" somewhere on the thread, but cannot find it.
This image is from the north side the 1300 block of Wilshire, between Valencia and Witmer (there are a total of 8 "Wilshire Specials" on the block). Little caryatids grace the four corners of the lantern:
gsv
The ever popular "
Urban Light", at LACMA on Wilshire, inexplicably does not include "Wilshire Specials".
There doesn't appear to be a "Wilshire Special" at the
City of Los Angeles Street Light Museum either.
ETA:
Here's one of the set of four "Wilshire Specials" outside 900 Wilshire Blvd. The shot indicates the scale and allows at peek inside:
bloximages (detail)
900 Wilshire and its beautifully-maintained "Specials":
gsv 2017
The 4 went missing during demo and construction, but were returned:
gsv 2012
There's a pair on the east side of the block too and more crossing the Harbor.