Topic: The new highway photograph game (Read 156544 times)

agentsteel53 · « **Reply #2350 on:** January 11, 2010, 03:36:17 PM »

Quote from: shoptb1 on January 11, 2010, 03:18:50 PM

What is up with these postal-stamp BGS's? Pretty interesting, for sure.

the shape is an imitation of the original 1930s Merritt Parkway guide signs. Those were cut out to the sawtooth shape, actually!

Ian · « **Reply #2351 on:** January 11, 2010, 03:38:21 PM »

Quote from: agentsteel53 on January 11, 2010, 03:36:17 PM

Quote from: shoptb1 on January 11, 2010, 03:18:50 PM

What is up with these postal-stamp BGS's? Pretty interesting, for sure.

the shape is an imitation of the original 1930s Merritt Parkway guide signs. Those were cut out to the sawtooth shape, actually!

Woah way neat! Those would have been pretty neat to have seen those in person!

agentsteel53 · « **Reply #2352 on:** January 11, 2010, 04:23:15 PM »

that font is one of the heavy influences on Highway Gothic. Connecticut was using it as early as 1933.

njroadhorse · « **Reply #2353 on:** January 11, 2010, 04:34:48 PM »

okroads · « **Reply #2354 on:** January 11, 2010, 04:41:07 PM »

Ian · « **Reply #2355 on:** January 11, 2010, 05:11:18 PM »

wytout · « **Reply #2356 on:** January 11, 2010, 05:24:52 PM »

.... and an answer

Quote from: Truvelo on January 11, 2010, 03:24:28 PM

To add to this why are some CT state route shields in solid white and others in outline?

Best I can describe this to you is that our "Outline shields" are CT answer to high visibility button copy shields. Unlike Button Copy white shields with black legends, the daytime visibility of our numbers isn't reduced by putting the buttons over black numbers.