LOS ANGELES LAMPPOSTS

Once you notice them, you can’t stop noticing them. The city of Los Angeles has a 150-year history with street lamps. From Doric to Brutalist, LA has something like 227,000 lampposts in over 400 styles. They quickly became an obsession and a subject.

Micron 0.15 mm archival black ink
Strathmore 400 series Bristol Board
11”x14” (originals)

Below I have organized them into series as I’ve released them, with notes on each lamppost. Or you can scroll to the bottom for a carousel of all of them. Most of the factual notes on each drawing come courtesy of “Electric Moons”, a recent and excellent book by India Manderlkern, with photos by Tom Bertolotti.

Series One

Series Two

Series Three

Series Four

Series Five

Series Six

West Hollywood Art Deco One Globe - Santa Monica Blvd.

Highland Special - Single Genie Teardrop