Elmhurst Neighborhood Association

Elmhurst Neighborhood Association
November 2005 UCDMC Lights Demo

On the evening of Wednesday, November 30, 2005, the UC Davis Medical Center conducted a demonstration for their proposed tower lighting project. The demo showed the old (2003) blue lights next to the new (2005) outlined lights. Those in attendance seemed to agree that the new lights are at least as readable as the old lights, yet the new lights would be much less objectionable to the residents that were adversely effected by the old lights. Update #1: Since posting these pictures, it has been pointed out that the blue lights actually appear "fuzzy" to the naked eye (which is not obvious in the picture), and that the outline of the new letters appears much sharper than in the picture. Update #2: The lights will again be turned on after 6 P.M. on the evenings of Thursday, December 1, and Wednesday, December 7. To see the lights, go to 48th Street and 2nd Avenue, and look to the north-east. The lights will be a topic of discussion at the Elmhurst Neighborhood Association's annual meeting.The old lights... The new lights... Old and new together...