These mercury-vapor lamps were used until 90-somethings where i used to live. People would say that until these bluish-white lamps were phased out by orange one

These mercury-vapor lamps were used until 90-somethings where i used to live. People would say that until these bluish-white lamps were phased out by orange ones, people in the street would look as if they were dead; I would always counter with "they sure look as if they're alive now". Maybe because of childhood nostalgia I always preferred the bluish-white nights instead of that pervasive orange ones, especially during overcast winter nights where everything in thirty kilometer radius would become orange and unnatural. Clear nights with full moon were godsend. But things are changing nowadays and our city also started using LEDs and by Moses, they are so much unbelievably better in all aspects! Even if they emit that "unseen blue" light, it is most definitely not worse than the insanely pervasive orange...