If you want to see under 5kv primary voltage distribution at its best look no further. DWP has endless primary circuits at this voltage distributed from 44kv stations all around the city. The latter commonly are supported by large three-piece pintype multiparts in brown or light gray in a myriad of high-voltage, wooden pole-line archticture of fascination that has been well overlooked!

Illustrated is a current day (2008) photograph in a typical LA business area (the Fashion District). Note the functional, totally-original 6.6A incandescent *street-series* street light in the foreground (dating back to the 1930s). These old filament lights are scattered throughout the city and are often electrically intertwined in series with modern light sources within newer fixtures. A pair of pintype insulators on a special bracket near the fixture accomodate each series-loop wire from above.

Also noteworthy are cylindrical fuse cutouts seen in the background (see pole with the Fashion District Banner) I know of no other area than the LA vicinity that uses so many of these under-slung-crossarm units. Some are light gray; others brown. Along with these are many porcelain box-type 5.2 and 7.8 kv rated fuse cutouts in brown and light gray. It wouldn't surprise me if DWP was still installing the later light gray porcelain versions ;-) I have worked for Public Power here in MA for over 20 years and I concur it's absolutely the best reflecting upon many decades of unequalled record of dependability of service, cost and customer relations. Plug Into Public Power!! BTW...The Los Angeles DWP proudly stands as the second-largest publicly-owned municipal electric utility in the United States. The Allied Crafts Building on the right is a famous LA Fashion District landmark to this day, constructed in 1927. Photo courtesy of LGnet.