Ancestor Gateway Forum - WARTIME MEMORIES (WW2) Share your memories of the War years. New Topic  |  Search Thread Topic: street lights Topic Originator: angela Post Date June 11, 2005 @ 5:48 AM  street lights angela June 11, 2005 @ 5:48 AM Reply  |  Email  |  Print  |  Top angela April 13, 2005 @ 5:18 AM Edit  |  Delete I remember how dark it was during the war.  There were no street lights and when my parents kept saying when we heard the song "when the lights come on again"  I used to ask them what that meant.  I had seen the lamp posts (gas) but had no idea what it would be like with street lights.  Signs giving town names were removed as well. Editor's note:  No electric street lamps  then!  How did we manage?  Have you a story about hardships during the war or pre-electricity days?