The museum, open just one day a month, spotlights the city’s oldest, quirkiest, and most ornate lights, lanterns, lamps, and globes.

Gregg Bach, a spokesperson for Street PHX, said 1,200 of the purple lights started popping up a couple of months ago in the city. ... taxpayers are not footing the bill for replacements.

Street light interference happens when a street light turns off as you approach on foot or in a car. Once you pass the street lamp, it switches back on and functions normally. RELATED: 30 Signs ...