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Old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power Utility Pole

A shot of an old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power utility pole in the neighborhood of Northside in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sections of Northside and small sections of Spy Run are the last two neighborhoods in Fort Wayne to have some of the old CL&P/I&M poles still up in service.

In this shot the glass insulator is a CD 168 Hemingray D-510 along with what looks like an older GE transfomer. Sadly, a couple days ago when I drove past these last of the old City Light and Power poles they where being upgraded completely. I'm glad I was able to photograph about 50 of the last old poles. I will say in about a year not a single old City Light and Power pole will remain in Fort Wayne.

Before March 1, 1975 the top two crossarms would of been I&M while the bottom two CL&P. After that date, I&M leased from CL&P for 35 years until on February 28, 2010, I&M would eventually become the exclusive electric service provider for Fort Wayne.
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Matt Weldon said:

Update: Sadly this pole got replaced about two months ago and is all now a single phase circuit.
11 years ago

James E Hackett said:

great shot. im now quickly realizing that investing in a good camera and lense like the one you got makes all the difference in the world when it comes to capturing the beauty old insulators and powerline equipment! ...kind of wish i brought a better lense when i went to michigan last week.
10 years ago

Matt Weldon replied to James E Hackett:

Thanks James! The lenses are what's going to give you more details and higher resolution from your photo. A 24 MP camera vs a 12 MP camera isn't going to give you a better image if you don't have the lens to back it up. That's why prime lenses are always better than zoom. The bad part is you pay more for better glass though. Always invest in better glass than in a new camera.
10 years ago