This listing is for an O-gauge streetlight kit inspired by the historic single-pole, single-head streetlights of Redlands, California — a design that dates all the way back to 1893, when electricity was first introduced to downtown Redlands.

According to early newspaper accounts, these lights were among the city’s first electric streetlights, marking a major turning point in Redlands’ transition into the modern era. More than a century later, many of these same distinctive lights are still standing in Redlands’ historic neighborhoods, making them one of the city’s most recognizable and enduring civic details.

The design is simple, elegant, and unmistakably historic. A single pole, a single lamp head, and proportions that feel right for the late 19th and early 20th century. If you’re modeling a vintage town, an early electric era, or a classic Southern California streetscape, this light instantly places the scene in the right time period.

The proportions are correctly scaled for O gauge and pair especially well with Cinder Streets roads and sidewalks, as well as other vintage street and town accessories.

This is a kit, but it’s designed to be easy to assemble. The wiring is pre-routed through the lamp head, so you’re not fighting tiny parts or threading wires through tight spaces.

What’s included:

Historic Redlands-style single-head streetlight kit (O gauge)

Micro LED (included)

Resistor (included)

Wiring pre-installed through the lamp head

Assembly required (super glue needed)

The included resistor is sized for a standard 12-volt layout streetlight application. The LED can be used on other voltages as well by substituting the appropriate resistor value if needed.

Optional base available:

Optional base and transformer available separately

Allows the streetlight to be used as a desk light or nightlight

Plugs directly into standard household power when used with the base

These streetlights are a defining visual element of Redlands and one of the city’s most iconic pieces of street furniture. Adding them to a layout isn’t just adding lighting — it’s adding a sense of place, history, and continuity that goes back to the very beginnings of electric street lighting in California.

Notes:

Streetlight kit includes micro LED and resistor as described

Roads, sidewalks, bases, and other layout items shown are for example only and are sold separately

are for example only and are sold separately