Where are there still pedestrian signals with words instead of pictograms?

[freebrickproductions]

Alpena - Ripley and 3rd

Pretty amazing to see a striped walk lens still in service in 2024!
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.0544522,-83.452244,3a,15y,157.25h,91.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEUOfHUnm7Oz6cZtE8zG1nA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

[CJResotko]

I recently discovered that the northern portion of the Providence, Rhode Island, metro area, has many worded pedestrian signals. Pawtucket, in particular, has multiple intersections that have single-section signals with bi-modal fiber-optic indications!

Here's a few Google Maps link to a few of them:
Central and Broadway (US-1)
Bend and Division
Central and Benefit

[formulanone]

There were a few in Athens, Alabama as of last year. Tornadoes went through the downtown a few months ago so they may have been replaced.

[freebrickproductions]

There were a few in Athens, Alabama as of last year. Tornadoes went through the downtown a few months ago so they may have been replaced.

They should still be there, neither of the intersections with them were hit by the tornado. I know at least they were still around on January 1st, after the tornado had hit.

Given that they only have six worded pedestrian signals now (four 9 inch ones, and a pair of 12 inch ones), I suspect they may all be replaced at some point though.

[TheCatalyst31]

Vincennes, IN still had some when I was there in December. I didn't get any pictures of them, but GSV went through fairly recently: 6th and Main, 6th and Busseron, 6th and Hart

[CovalenceSTU]

Longview, WA has a lot remaining, especially on 12th and 14th Ave:

[freebrickproductions]

Longview, WA has a lot remaining, especially on 12th and 14th Ave:

12 inch LFEs! Nice!

Vincennes, IN still had some when I was there in December. I didn't get any pictures of them, but GSV went through fairly recently: 6th and Main, 6th and Busseron, 6th and Hart

Love those 9 inch peds, doesn't seem like they're too well maintained though.

[paulthemapguy]

A colleague at the City of Chicago once clued me in that this intersection has some of the oldest signals in the whole city. Sure enough, it has some textual crosswalk signals.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/LHQkbTPtT8BUJTXk7

[freebrickproductions]

A colleague at the City of Chicago once clued me in that this intersection has some of the oldest signals in the whole city. Sure enough, it has some textual crosswalk signals.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/LHQkbTPtT8BUJTXk7

That intersection as a whole is a gem! As far as pedestrian signals go, most of the worded ones there are the very rare 9 inch TSI pedestrian signals, a rare 12 inch bullseye-era Econolite pedestrian signal, and a sixth worded 9 inch pedestrian signal mounted between a pair of finned Marbelite signals. The two symbol peds there are a 12 inch LFE and a 9 inch Durasig(?).

[CJResotko]

A colleague at the City of Chicago once clued me in that this intersection has some of the oldest signals in the whole city. Sure enough, it has some textual crosswalk signals.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/LHQkbTPtT8BUJTXk7

An amazing intersection

[CJResotko]

The two symbol peds there are a 12 inch LFE and a 9 inch Durasig(?).

It's a 9-inch Alusig

[CJResotko]

The cities of Moline IL, Oklahoma City, and Aberdeen WA, still have a good number of worded pedestrian signals (with the Oklahoma City area having the most out of the three).

Bellaire OH has a lot of abandoned worded peds. The intersections they were at used to be traffic signal controlled, but they were removed between 2009 and 2015. There are nine intersections that are like this in that town!

Hastings, Nebraska, also has some worded peds. One of them has a super rare WAIT lens!

[freebrickproductions]

Hastings, Nebraska, also has some worded peds. One of them has a super rare WAIT lens!

Amazing find! Didn't even know there were still any old Wait/Walk signals outside of Winter Park, FL.

[Big John]

^^ And panning around show no pedestrian signals on any of the other quadrants.

[CoreySamson]

The cities of Moline IL, Oklahoma City, and Aberdeen WA, still have a good number of worded pedestrian signals (with the Oklahoma City area having the most out of the three).

Not really in the OKC area (more in Tulsa's metro area), but Bristow, OK's main drag has about five worded pedestrian signals in a row:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/RfoKwJYHmmsnHA2AA

[paulthemapguy]

Update! For all of those who thought Sheridan & Argyle was an amazing intersection with old signal memorabilia, I have to correct myself. The intersection my colleague mentioned was not actually Sheridan & Argyle. I was mistaken. The actual oldest signalized intersection in Chicago is Sheridan & Leland, and it has signals that are EVEN OLDER! They are so old, they predate crosswalk signals entirely.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/PcGKLeeqDrN6tJze9

This goes a bit off the subject of crosswalk signals, but the audience of this thread is going to be full of fans of old signals. So here you go.

[Big John]

^^ There is still the green signal with black visors around.