photos of old signs on the internet

[M3019C LPS20]

Classic black and white highway signs at exit 28B on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York City. Circa 1966.

I recall these were common to see on other highways, like the former elevated West Side Hwy. and Belt Pkwy.

[xcellntbuy]

Fantastic picture.  The signage and the lighting had been a staple of New York City highways.

[rickmastfan67]

From 1966 - I-76 and 79 signed in downtown Pittsburgh

http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?rgn1=ic_all;xc=1;g=imls;sort=dc_da;q1=fort%20pitt;size=20;c=hpicasc;c=hpicchatham;c=hpiccma;c=hpichswp;c=hpicmonroeville;c=hpicnpl;c=hpicoakmont;c=hpicphlf;c=hpicpitcairn;c=hpicpointpark;c=hpicrsc;c=hpicusc;back=back1365010390;subview=detail;resnum=422;view=entry;lastview=thumbnail;cc=hpicasc;entryid=x-715.119237-und-4.cp;viewid=119237_4CP.TIF

Now if only there were pictures showing I-579 being signed as I-479 or I-876.

[amroad17]

Classic black and white highway signs at exit 28B on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York City. Circa 1966.

I recall these were common to see on other highways, like the former elevated West Side Hwy. and Belt Pkwy.

Is the one out on Conduit Blvd near JFK still there?

[NE2]

No.

[hbelkins]

Taken this afternoon (4/10/13) in Cincinnati:



Getting lost in a bad neighborhood had an unexpected perk.

[M3019C LPS20]

According to Google Map, as of 2011, this vintage "humpback" porcelain street sign still remains intact. It is located in downtown, Brooklyn, New York, and everything is still original. It is perhaps the only survivor in the entire city.



The only alteration to the sign itself is that the city painted over Hudson Ave., which is apparently a driveway nowadays. Also note the additional two brackets that are attached to the bottom of the sign case. A "ONE WAY" sign was once in use, but is no longer in service. Interesting find. I'll have to see this for myself one day.

[Alps]

According to Google Map, as of 2011, this vintage "humpback" porcelain street sign still remains intact. It is located in downtown, Brooklyn, New York, and everything is still original. It is perhaps the only survivor in the entire city.



The only alteration to the sign itself is that the city painted over Hudson Ave., which is apparently a driveway nowadays. Also note the additional two brackets that are attached to the bottom of the sign case. A "ONE WAY" sign was once in use, but is no longer in service. Interesting find. I'll have to see this for myself one day.

http://goo.gl/maps/Ait1s Near the Brooklyn Bridge. Race you.

[M3019C LPS20]

For me, New York City is not exactly around the corner as it once was. But, hey, if you could make it to Brooklyn and see if this street sign still exists, then let me know. 

I know I will not be there anytime soon.

[agentsteel53]

Is the one out on Conduit Blvd near JFK still there?

are there any overhead white signs?  I remember some in the 80s, but even by the 90s they were very rare.

[agentsteel53]

Taken this afternoon (4/10/13) in Cincinnati:

[photo]

Getting lost in a bad neighborhood had an unexpected perk.

good to know that is still there!

here is a photo from 2001 or so, when it had more red:


I spotted it in 2006 but did not get a photo late at night - tried finding it in 2009 and assumed it was gone but it turns out I did not look in the right place.

the narrow OHIO implies this is a City of Cincinnati install.  the state always used Series F, with the perfectly circular "O".

[hbelkins]

There are a bunch of city-installed I-75 (and I-71) signs on various streets in Cincinnati, both fairly new and very faded.

[agentsteel53]

There are a bunch of city-installed I-75 (and I-71) signs on various streets in Cincinnati, both fairly new and very faded.

any others with the state name?

[hbelkins]

There are a bunch of city-installed I-75 (and I-71) signs on various streets in Cincinnati, both fairly new and very faded.

any others with the state name?

None that I saw, or I'd have been all over them.

[M3019C LPS20]

A classic "ONE WAY" arrow sign from Brooklyn, New York. Near Prospect Park (what the photographer claims). Appears rather faded.



There were several different kinds that were in use over the years throughout the city, and this one in particular was introduced in the 1950s. It was discontinued in the 1960s when the last version, which is still in use nowadays, first appeared in the picture. Nevertheless, this kind is my favorite from the city.

[kurumi]

It's 1959. You've built a full-scale model of the secret A-12 aircraft (ancestor of the SR-71) at Lockheed's Skunk Works in Burbank, CA. You need to transport it to, of all places, Area 51 in Nevada for study. You'll make repeated trips over the next few years with the first functional A-12 models for flight tests. Oh, and you need to do this as clandestinely as possible.

How?

Take it apart and pack into several large containers; take a convoy of wide-load trucks on US 99 over the Grapevine; then 138, US 6 and US 466 across the Mojave; and hang a left at CA 127 in Baker.

Photos (including route map, convoy directions, old signs, and obstacles along the way) and story are here: http://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/transporting_the_a-12.html

[agentsteel53]

http://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/transporting_the_a-12.html

now that is truly awesome!

The bus driver was paid cash to have the bus repairs done without any resultant attention to the details.

"gee mister, I'm sorry about your large, nondescript crate."
"think nothing of it."
"I'll have to call my insurance company to get them to fix your large, nondescript crate."
"no, really.  think nothing of it.  go fix your bus; here's 75000 dollars in well-worn 5s and 10s.  now think nothing of it, ya hear?"

Correction: This photo was taken at the intersection of US 466 and California Highway 58 just East of Barstow
The truck is going against traffic because the other lane goes under a narrow underpass

looks to me like this is actually the 466/91 split.  58 was not a number then - and besides, 58 would have been 466.  91 may have been signed as I-15, though, at the time.

[The High Plains Traveler]

http://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/transporting_the_a-12.html

now that is truly awesome!

The bus driver was paid cash to have the bus repairs done without any resultant attention to the details.

"gee mister, I'm sorry about your large, nondescript crate."
"think nothing of it."
"I'll have to call my insurance company to get them to fix your large, nondescript crate."
"no, really.  think nothing of it.  go fix your bus; here's 75000 dollars in well-worn 5s and 10s.  now think nothing of it, ya hear?"

Correction: This photo was taken at the intersection of US 466 and California Highway 58 just East of Barstow
The truck is going against traffic because the other lane goes under a narrow underpass

looks to me like this is actually the 466/91 split.  58 was not a number then - and besides, 58 would have been 466.  91 may have been signed as I-15, though, at the time.

Yeah, the original 91-466 junction in Barstow would have been city streets across the river north of downtown. It's been so long since then that the original old U.S. 91-466 is called "Old Highway 58', and 58 has been rerouted to intersect I-15 west of Barstow. This looks like the original I-15 signage. It isn't 100 percent accurate to say that 58 was not a number then, since it was the LRN for U.S. 466 (a rare example of LRNs that became post-1964 route numbers).

[CanesFan27]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette did an archival photo feature on Liberty Ave. today

PA "ROUTE" 80 Cutout in 1936 - and appears to be a second one above the traffic light at the Western Auto

http://24.media.tumblr.com/8962f591cf914d92b08a4c39e4fdb200/tumblr_mll1vd2nTU1rr5swxo4_r1_1280.jpg

and from 1977 - PA 380:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/e77d8bf5640a46917ceff6f9c6484f93/tumblr_mll1vd2nTU1rr5swxo3_r1_1280.jpg

[agentsteel53]

ROUTE was changed to PENNA in 1940 to match the new Turnpike shields.

[CanesFan27]

Great old PA Turnpike Guide Sign on the Post-Gazette site today:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/458044bc7cfcbc1e364b88e35aea0ddc/tumblr_mnj1iqiVzN1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg

[D-Dey65]

Classic black and white highway signs at exit 28B on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York City. Circa 1966.

I recall these were common to see on other highways, like the former elevated West Side Hwy. and Belt Pkwy.

I still remember some evidence of one of those signs on West Alley Road and Douglaston Parkway back in the 1990's.

[NE2]

1953: http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/105085

[sdmichael]

It's 1959. You've built a full-scale model of the secret A-12 aircraft (ancestor of the SR-71) at Lockheed's Skunk Works in Burbank, CA. You need to transport it to, of all places, Area 51 in Nevada for study. You'll make repeated trips over the next few years with the first functional A-12 models for flight tests. Oh, and you need to do this as clandestinely as possible.

How?

Take it apart and pack into several large containers; take a convoy of wide-load trucks on US 99 over the Grapevine; then 138, US 6 and US 466 across the Mojave; and hang a left at CA 127 in Baker.

Photos (including route map, convoy directions, old signs, and obstacles along the way) and story are here: http://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/transporting_the_a-12.html

Very cool indeed. The Highway 99 photo with two bridges is under Pyramid Lake today. There is a photo identified as "Mojave", it is actually the north end of San Fernando showing Truman St (LT) and San Fernando Road (RT) splitting, looking southbound.

[agentsteel53]

I still remember some evidence of one of those signs on West Alley Road and Douglaston Parkway back in the 1990's.

I went and checked that out in 2006.  the white signs were gone (replaced with retroreflective green), but the original gantry was still there.