Nearly four centuries old, Boston likes to flaunt its Colonial charms. Among the legacies of the city’s venerable age, like tricorn hats and narrow cobblestone streets, are 2,800 gas street lights ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

Intrigued tourists watch as Paul Doy climbs a ladder outside London’s Westminster Abbey and lifts the globe of a gas street lamp. Plans by City of Westminster ...

Twenty-one of Westminster's historic gas lamps have received new protection in a move that will save them from being replaced with modern LED alternatives. The group of streetlights around Peers ...