When I was very young the streetlights in our backward town were bulbs on a reflector that emitted a yellow light.
the next lights were blue sort of florescent sealed lights
Then the abominable pink ones
Now the white ones that are so grim.
The LED bulbs aren’t a single light (or light source) either. It is distinctly multiple lights.
When you see a shadow on the ground from a street light, you’ll see multiple shadows (of tree leaves or even your own shadow). You may even see the shadow of a grid-like patterned grating over the lights.
It all looks chaotic and schizophrenic to me.
Others write how it seems institutional (like a guard’s watchtower over a prison yard).
And at a concert in a club setting, you’ll see alternating blue and red bulbs each of which casts a distinct light on the singer. It looks like bad 3-D.
I like softer lighting sources with more ambiance.