Dating from 1894, the 145th Street Bridge connecting Manhattan and The Bronx has ancient lighting fixtures and outdated signage.

The walkways are still illuminated by ancient incandescent radial- diffuser lights...in the Nineties! This is one of the few places where this kind of luminaire is still put to use.

The 145th Street Bridge is a swing bridge, despite what the old sign, which is still there on the bridge, still shows.

When a boat was coming, a gong sounded, and every person or car on the bridge had to hustle off so they could swing the bridge and let the boat through. The old sign is still suppoted by intricate metalwork.

View from the Bronx side