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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2007 18:57:25 GMT -5
Also here is a partial pic of the old levitz plaza that is still in use but will all be demolished soon. i just found out it was built in 1967, ill try to get a more full pics of the whole place tommorow, hopefully thers some good fans and fixtures in there.  |
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Oct 10, 2007 23:36:23 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2007 0:21:10 GMT -5
We like them for the vintage look of the fixtures, not for the light they give. These are a nice example of them.
My favorites are the ones with 4 bulbs in sort of a half-circle pattern and ornate end-caps.
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Post by Adam D. on Oct 11, 2007 16:08:03 GMT -5
Thats right Dan.....Fluorescent lighting was introducted in 1939, and became popular in the 40s in grocery stores...These are from the 60s. They are considered vintage......
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Post by Fanman on Oct 12, 2007 7:47:08 GMT -5
You're Publix that they tore down was in really good condition to ours before they remodeled it. The fixtures in yours were not Southern Lighting. That's strange as I thought most stores used the same lighting in all the stores.
I remember the ceilings in ours was corrugated tiles and the metal strips were peeling and it was looking pretty bad. I believe ours still has some of the same shelves though that were in it from back then.
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Post by Adam D. on Oct 12, 2007 16:00:37 GMT -5
corrugated tiles? You mean the tiles the look like the ones in the pictures from the 1960s? I remember all the Publix stores in my area had all the same light fixtures and drop ceiling before they modernized them. The Publix stores from where you are from might have been a little older. What part of Florida? I noticed most Publix stores on the east side of I-95 were much older, alot of the ones that were west of I-95 were on built in the 80s...
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Oct 12, 2007 17:07:11 GMT -5
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Post by Andrew G. on Oct 12, 2007 17:30:47 GMT -5
Yes, both are considered drop ceilings. |
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Post by Adam D. on Oct 12, 2007 20:54:42 GMT -5
There nice pictures, and the fluorescent lighting is neat. But it's not really retro looking. They look more fancy then retro. Allot of light fixtures that are made for drop ceilings or others, like the ones pictured just above (Troffer Light Fixtures) have been in production for over 30 years, and nothing has not really changed except for the shape in the metal casing, which cannot be seen because there hidden above the drop ceiling panels. Older ones are more square, newer ones are more triangle.
This type of drop ceiling also has been around since the 60s. Nothing has changed today....
My Light Fixtures that came out of the old Publix, are long out of production. I've seen some that are very similar in schools but in 4 feet form. They also had metal shades, and plastic side panels, and some that didn't have side panels. They were made to mount to any ceiling not to fit into drop ceiling....I have pictures somewhere. I'll be posting them too....
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Post by Fanman on Oct 13, 2007 8:34:15 GMT -5
corrugated tiles? You mean the tiles the look like the ones in the pictures from the 1960s? I remember all the Publix stores in my area had all the same light fixtures and drop ceiling before they modernized them. The Publix stores from where you are from might have been a little older. What part of Florida? I noticed most Publix stores on the east side of I-95 were much older, alot of the ones that were west of I-95 were on built in the 80s... Yes, corrugated tiles like the ones in the pics. They were kind of ugly. And yes it was built in 1962, so it was pretty early and east of I-95. The one in the next town was built in 1984 and has flat white tiles and square lights with qray "egg crate" diffusers and square air vents. I don't know if I've ever been in one from the 90s. |
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Post by Adam D. on Oct 13, 2007 15:28:13 GMT -5
Are you near West Palm Beach?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2007 23:56:44 GMT -5
hey btw adam i got your message today, sorry i diddnt call back i was soooooo buisy today. i geuss since the publix is pretty much gone now ill keep a lookout for any other places worth going to.
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Post by Adam D. on Oct 14, 2007 5:20:34 GMT -5
Yup.....
Pictures of Demolition have been added under Publix In My City
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Post by Adam D. on Oct 14, 2007 18:13:31 GMT -5
Also Updated the pictures of one of the two fixtures that I rescued. I'm going to take pictures of both together once I fix the other. One of the ballast is bad as one bulb only lights. Also I need a spring socket which I just ordered..
Check it out...
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Oct 14, 2007 18:35:45 GMT -5
Yeah great pics! On the pics where you have them on we can really see that ugly depressing greenish lighting effect. How come they use plugs cords to wired them?  I am pretty sure that I have seen those old fluorescent bars with the triangle in the middle in Montreal. |
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