The Donald Deskey lampposts, first introduced in 1958, are gradually being phased out as the city no longer has the parts for them. With their double-slotted shafts they were eminently adaptable. The posts were overwhelmingly used to hang L-shaped lamppost shafts, but there are still plenty of Deskey stoplights around town like this one in the sleepy neighborhood of Concord, Staten Island.
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