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Museum wigwags/Santa Fe Springs
Santa Fe Springs, Ca
Heritage Park
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Heritage Park is in the city of Santa Fe Springs, close to the corner of Norwalk Blvd. and Telegraph Rd. They have a small section with a steam engine, Depot, semaphore signal, three light signal, and wigwag. 
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This is one of the few examples in existence of a early SP style wigwag. When wigwags were first installed during the early 1920's, they were painted black and white, similar to this one. I'm not sure exactly when, but some time in the early 30's they switched to silver, with black and white banners. The biggest difference here is that originally the banners were red with the word "STOP" placed where this one is. This one also has the rare adjustable light assembly. Pete also points out the the doors on the case have two different cities on them. One would be from Los Angeles, the other from Minneapolis.

Photos by Pete Mauriello 11/99



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