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.