Centennial Bulb
The longest burning light bulb in the world
-
Click to enlarge. 108 years and counting. source
-
Click to enlarge. The bulb hangs in the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. source
Tell your friends on Facebook:
I here
Category
With only a few brief exceptions, the light bulb hanging in Fire Station 6 in Livermore, California has burned continuously for 108 straight years.
It wasn't until 1972 that a local reporter first took note of the unusually long-lived bulb. News of its existence spread, and the bulb soon appeared on On the Road with Charles Kuralt and in the Guinness Book of World Records and Ripley's Believe It or Not.
The bulb has been moved a few times, once unceremoniously (it was only two years old) in 1903, and then with much more pomp in 1976 when it was transferred with a full police and fire truck escort to its present site. The bulb is now cared for by the Centennial Light Bulb Committee. It has its own web site.
See an error? Know more? Log-in to edit this place.
Sources
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Light, http://www.centennialbulb.org/facts.htm
- Website Centennial Bulb
- Address
Centennial Bulb
4550 East Avenue
Livermore
CA
94550
United States
Directions / Map
Directions
You can visit the bulb depending on the availability of the Firemen on hand. Go to the rear of the station and ring the bell. If they are in someone will answer the door. Otherwise you can see the bulb if you look through the window up on the top of the wall to your left. To contact them directly you may call the LPFD at (925) 454-2361.
Javascript is required to view this map.
Post new comment
Sign in to comment, or comment anonymously.
Warning: Anonymous messages may be held in moderation, and may not be posted immediately. Please consider creating an account and logging in.