The new highway photograph game

[agentsteel53]

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]

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]

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

[njroadhorse]

[okroads]

[Ian]

[wytout]

.... and an answer

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.

[okroads]

[un1]

[Dougtone]

[US71]

Switch 'em around

[Dougtone]

[wytout]

[joseph1723]

[Ian]

[shoptb1]

[wytout]

[bugo]

[Dougtone]

[bugo]

[mightyace]

From Oklahoma to Ohio...

20091224 I-275 @ Exit 46 by mightyace, on Flickr

[njroadhorse]

Staying in Ohio

[agentsteel53]

okay, this game was fun for a while but we've gotten into a few too many established patterns that have yielded boring signs.  new game coming soon!