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Title: Neighborhood names on street signs
Post by: KCRoadFan on November 21, 2023, 03:22:40 PM
From a visit to Pittsburgh in 2005, I remember that many of the street signs throughout that city showed not only the block numbers on the cross-street, but also the name of the neighborhood that you were in.

Throughout the country, do you know of any other city where that is done? I know that in some cities, certain neighborhoods will have specially marked street signs, although I don't know of any other cities that do it across the board on their "main" or "official" street signs like Pittsburgh does.
Title: Re: Neighborhood names on street signs
Post by: Rothman on November 21, 2023, 03:40:13 PM
Quote from: KCRoadFan on November 21, 2023, 03:22:40 PM
From a visit to Pittsburgh in 2005, I remember that many of the street signs throughout that city showed not only the block numbers on the cross-street, but also the name of the neighborhood that you were in.

Throughout the country, do you know of any other city where that is done? I know that in some cities, certain neighborhoods will have specially marked street signs, although I don't know of any other cities that do it across the board on their "main" or "official" street signs like Pittsburgh does.
Signage can be inconsistent within a city.  Syracuse, NY sometimes has blades with neighborhoods mentioned.  Heck, NYC does, too.
Title: Re: Neighborhood names on street signs
Post by: elsmere241 on November 21, 2023, 03:43:56 PM
Salt Lake City did at one time.  I don't know if they still do.  The "neighborhoods" were somewhat encompassing, though: Fifth East by Liberty Park (where my grandparents lived) was part of the "Center City Neighborhood" even though it was a mile from downtown.
Title: Re: Neighborhood names on street signs
Post by: Rothman on November 21, 2023, 03:46:40 PM
Quote from: elsmere241 on November 21, 2023, 03:43:56 PM
Salt Lake City did at one time.  I don't know if they still do.  The "neighborhoods" were somewhat encompassing, though: Fifth East by Liberty Park (where my grandparents lived) was part of the "Center City Neighborhood" even though it was a mile from downtown.
Heh.  There are the Avenues, downtown and then everything else. :D
Title: Re: Neighborhood names on street signs
Post by: roadman65 on November 21, 2023, 04:18:55 PM
Lakeland, Florida in some areas features the names of respected neighborhoods.
Title: Re: Neighborhood names on street signs
Post by: Big John on November 21, 2023, 04:39:22 PM
Green Bay does with several neighborhoods.: https://maps.app.goo.gl/g5K1sjutndG4Sv5F7
Title: Re: Neighborhood names on street signs
Post by: -- US 175 -- on November 21, 2023, 05:59:32 PM
Dallas (and at least 1 of its suburbs) doesn't include the neighborhood on the street blade itself, it uses a specially-designed blade sign above where the street blades are installed on the post.  The special blade sign shows the neighborhood name (Deep Ellum, Lakewood, Lake Highlands, Preston Hollow, etc.).
Title: Re: Neighborhood names on street signs
Post by: Lukeisroads on November 21, 2023, 08:34:06 PM
There is a neighborhood in TX that has friends themed streets
Title: Re: Neighborhood names on street signs
Post by: Henry on November 21, 2023, 09:45:16 PM
Perhaps the most famous example is in Los Angeles, where some street signs will add the logo on top.
Title: Re: Neighborhood names on street signs
Post by: Big John on November 21, 2023, 10:01:00 PM
Quote from: Lukeisroads on November 21, 2023, 08:34:06 PM
There is a neighborhood in TX that has friends themed streets
I think you want to go to this thread: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=3886.0
Title: Re: Neighborhood names on street signs
Post by: JCinSummerfield on November 22, 2023, 11:36:04 AM
Toledo, OH does this with the Birmingham neighborhood where Tony Packo's is, as well as a couple others.
Title: Re: Neighborhood names on street signs
Post by: Bitmapped on November 23, 2023, 10:19:06 AM
Cleveland is hit-or-miss. It's only done on overhead signage on traffic signal mast arms. When the neighborhood name is in present, it's on a purple background above the street name like this example: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XukyGwdzhXXoKfSj9
Title: Re: Neighborhood names on street signs
Post by: ponderosa104 on November 25, 2023, 10:43:40 PM
Portland (Oregon) mounts neighborhood name blades on top of the street name blade in many neighborhoods, though not everywhere in the city and not at every intersection.

A couple examples from around town:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZkCg4doiP176iyQ69
https://maps.app.goo.gl/eehCoQkYmvWF4WuB6
https://maps.app.goo.gl/REqzsi9VmgoFdfEy9