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Title: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: mapman1071 on June 15, 2015, 08:36:22 PM
What cities or regions in the US have bilingual street blades?
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: cl94 on June 15, 2015, 10:31:20 PM
Of all places, Buffalo has some in the "Irish Heritage District" in South Buffalo (mainly along Abbott Road). English is white on blue, Gaelic is black on white.

New Orleans has them in the French Quarter (English and French), with some plaques on buildings giving names in Spanish as well.
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: Big John on June 15, 2015, 10:44:54 PM
Leavenworth, WA has a very German motif and has bilingual signs https://www.google.com/maps/@47.597678,-120.656616,3a,75y,178.64h,82.33t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNjLqrWSa4AwhXA1_BcHq1g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: M3019C LPS20 on June 15, 2015, 11:59:39 PM
Chinatown in lower Manhattan has street signs in Chinese and English. The Chinese characters are normally in small print and below the English letters of the street name.
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: KEK Inc. on June 16, 2015, 03:38:52 AM
Nearly every Chinatown in the country. 
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: roadman65 on June 16, 2015, 06:01:03 AM
Miami for US 41.  Its 8th Street, which translates to Calle Ocho in Spanish and has both names along with Tamiami Trail on some of the street signs.
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: kurumi on June 16, 2015, 11:08:06 AM
Related thread: Special (non-standard-English) characters on placename signs (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=15285.0)
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: jbnv on June 16, 2015, 08:42:55 PM
Lafayette, Louisiana, has had signs in French primary with English secondary. (I don't live there currently so I don't know whether they still have such signs.)

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1163/614329399_0398adcf39_o.jpg)

The Tlingit center in Saxman, Alaska has signs translated into their native language.

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2902/14501358419_6e34b15e6f_z.jpg)
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: Brandon on June 16, 2015, 08:45:58 PM
Hancock, Michigan has their street blades in English and Finnish.
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: Dr Frankenstein on June 17, 2015, 09:51:42 AM
Burlington, VT wants to put up bilingual signs but I don't know if they've actually done it yet.

BGSes on I-87 through Clinton County in NY are bilingual English/French.

Quote from: jbnv on June 16, 2015, 08:42:55 PM
Lafayette, Louisiana, has had signs in French primary with English secondary. (I don't live there currently so I don't know whether they still have such signs.)

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1163/614329399_0398adcf39_o.jpg)
Yup. They still do it. (https://www.google.ca/maps/@30.221674,-92.021856,3a,45.3y,36.37h,85.99t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sSO4uOG9GzefFkezgfEcaeA!2e0)
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: sipes23 on June 17, 2015, 10:26:40 AM
It's not the US, but the Danforth in Toronto has supplemental blades in Greek.

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.678935,-79.344694,3a,15y,325.4h,97.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1suniWZ0ik8n5Na0V-6H_eIA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: US71 on June 17, 2015, 03:59:06 PM
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3310/3221055845_351af94fa7_z_d.jpg/)
Tahlequah, OK

Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: hbelkins on June 17, 2015, 04:35:21 PM
Quite a few along US 19 near Cherokee, NC. Here's one:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.millenniumhwy.net%2F2010_TN_Day_1-2%2FImages%2F315.jpg&hash=a0a638ddb9e80eceed5cc4f6067f3aa735190f86)
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: Bluenoser on June 19, 2015, 11:45:35 AM
The northern Maine town of Grand Isle, where many of the residents are of Acadian descent, have bilingual English/French street blades, here's one example:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.305239,-68.15167,3a,15y,307.29h,86.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNOBG4TwwxLkTAQiQRxybFw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1 (https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.305239,-68.15167,3a,15y,307.29h,86.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNOBG4TwwxLkTAQiQRxybFw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1)
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: SignGeek101 on June 19, 2015, 11:47:32 AM
Quote from: Bluenoser on June 19, 2015, 11:45:35 AM
The northern Maine town of Grand Isle, where many of the residents are of Acadian descent, have bilingual English/French street blades, here's one example:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.305239,-68.15167,3a,15y,307.29h,86.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNOBG4TwwxLkTAQiQRxybFw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1 (https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.305239,-68.15167,3a,15y,307.29h,86.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNOBG4TwwxLkTAQiQRxybFw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1)

That stop sign is positioned waay too far back IMO.
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: TheHighwayMan3561 on June 19, 2015, 04:58:33 PM
Quote from: Bluenoser on June 19, 2015, 11:45:35 AM
The northern Maine town of Grand Isle, where many of the residents are of Acadian descent, have bilingual English/French street blades, here's one example:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.305239,-68.15167,3a,15y,307.29h,86.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNOBG4TwwxLkTAQiQRxybFw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1 (https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.305239,-68.15167,3a,15y,307.29h,86.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNOBG4TwwxLkTAQiQRxybFw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1)

I believe this is true of many towns in northern Aroostook County where some towns have a majority French-speaking population.
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: Scott5114 on August 31, 2015, 05:14:54 PM
Not a street blade, but...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F7qO3X2U.jpg&hash=2bbeaccbbfd6262312ab61ad94e7db2bdddc9c22)

There are several of these around the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur, OK. None of the other traffic signs are in Chickasaw, which is a good thing because the traffic control there is already really confusing and badly done.
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: SidS1045 on August 31, 2015, 10:57:12 PM
Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on June 17, 2015, 09:51:42 AM
BGSes on I-87 through Clinton County in NY are bilingual English/French.

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nysroads.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FNY%2Fi87%2F100_6294.JPG&hash=247551fd309b07448fb45689194f0b9d28749287)
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: vdeane on September 01, 2015, 05:37:25 PM
Most of them look more like this:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnysroads.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FNY%2Fi87%2F101_0059-s.JPG&hash=07ee57b6aaccc15d653fe0f4d31ba7dddd9ddd44)
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: SignGeek101 on September 01, 2015, 06:58:51 PM
Quote from: vdeane on September 01, 2015, 05:37:25 PM
Most of them look more like this:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnysroads.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FNY%2Fi87%2F101_0059-s.JPG&hash=07ee57b6aaccc15d653fe0f4d31ba7dddd9ddd44)

What's the point of having a bilingual exit tab, but not on the cardinal direction on the main BGS?
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: vdeane on September 01, 2015, 09:56:20 PM
Quote from: SignGeek101 on September 01, 2015, 06:58:51 PM
Quote from: vdeane on September 01, 2015, 05:37:25 PM
Most of them look more like this:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnysroads.com%2Fimages%2Fgallery%2FNY%2Fi87%2F101_0059-s.JPG&hash=07ee57b6aaccc15d653fe0f4d31ba7dddd9ddd44)

What's the point of having a bilingual exit tab, but not on the cardinal direction on the main BGS?
That's a very good question.
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: US71 on January 04, 2016, 10:04:42 AM
Quote from: jbnv on June 16, 2015, 08:42:55 PM
Lafayette, Louisiana, has had signs in French primary with English secondary. (I don't live there currently so I don't know whether they still have such signs.)

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1163/614329399_0398adcf39_o.jpg)


They alternate from French first, English second to English first, French second.
Title: Re: bilingual street blades in USA
Post by: NJ on January 04, 2016, 01:07:49 PM
New York State:

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flh3.ggpht.com%2F_ZkmN2RrOJxw%2FSrGUBr7vG5I%2FAAAAAAAAO_c%2FIOotjQ5dvkI%2Fs640%2FIMG_9294.JPG&hash=bea2f37082b0b6187a5a909743fee215f15fe828)