Pearl Street, the world's first lighted street

On September 4, 1882, a historic event took place on the streets of Manhattan, in New York. Its inhabitants may have known it, or perhaps not, but the truth is that on that day Pearl Street became the first artificially lit street all over the world. It is impossible – for now, many would say – to travel to the past, but we can move in space to get to know a historic street. Pearl Street is in the heart of Manhattan and stretches for just 1.7 ki…