Not only in Berlin but also all around the world one can still find large numbers of fully functioning gas street lamps. These gas street lamps still exist because, as in Berlin right now, people fight or have fought for their preservation.

South Orange, New Jersey, is home to the largest gas lit area in the US. The local gas street lighting has become the city's unofficial landmark. With a relatively small population of about 17,000 inhabitants, South Orange is lit by approx. 1,400 gas street lamps. Find out more here and here. (LINKS siehe dt. Seite)

For some time now, South Orange has been attempting to implement a kind of timer for the gas lamps in order to save operational costs. For more information click here. (LINK siehe dt. Seite)

Read an article about the local lamplighter Ray Kienzle here. (LINK siehe dt. Seite)

Additionally, approx. 1,200 gas street lamps are spread throughout Cincinnati (Ohio). They were declared a historic monument in 1978.

Moreover, gas lamps stand in Riverside (Illinois), Park Slope (New York) and along Manhattan Beach (California). In Disneyland (Florida) one can find a monument to America's first gas street light. This site features historic lanterns from Baltimore.

While America's first gas street lamp was put in operation in 1816 in Baltimore, New York did not install gas lamps until 1825. According to a historic report, the city was aware of the availability of gas street lighting in 1816. However, New York at first sought to avoid the associated high installation costs. Nine years later, New York conceded and began installation, one year ahead of Berlin.