There's been lots of new poo on the local Roads Scholaring front the past couple weeks, so here's 5 batches of scholaring photos and videos for you.
From the north side of town, there's this great set, featuring those abandoned rowhouses:
http://www.angelfire.com/yt2/lastword/roadpics/cinnorth10.html
From Covington, there's this bit of fun:
http://www.angelfire.com/yt2/lastword/roadpics/morecov10.html
Peep and weep at this northern Kentucky set that's heavy in alleys:
http://www.angelfire.com/yt2/lastword/roadpics/newcov10.html
From Opening Day, there's this set from downtown, where actual live celebs meet actual live roads:
http://www.angelfire.com/yt2/lastword/roadpics/openingday10.html
And finally, feast your peepers on the most recent set - from Cincinnati's east side, featuring an amazing urban prairie:
http://www.angelfire.com/yt2/lastword/roadpics/morecineast10.html
That'll be all.
the truck US 50 shield is mid- or late 1960s.
I am trying to figure out when states first used the black-square shield, but I cannot pin down a concrete example from before 1961 (which is when the feds introduced it). Before that, shields in that context were the white square, or a cutout with just the number.
Ohio used the cutout with just a number, and when the black square was introduced, they used a variant with an extra inner border.
(//www.aaroads.com/shields/img/OH/OH19620501i2.jpg)
(//www.aaroads.com/shields/img/OH/OH19640251i1.jpg)
I've seen several examples of them using the white square, but it seemed to not be a long-lasting variant. (See state route shield in background here.)
(//www.aaroads.com/shields/img/OH/OH19620401i1.jpg)
A better example. Note the double border.
(//www.aaroads.com/shields/img/OH/OH19632831i1.jpg)
I have photos of block-font white-square US shields from as long ago as 1946 (predating the 1948 federal standard, and I have heard they introduced it in 1943) but they are not yet online because I have motivation issues and/or I have to go to the place of the small green slips of paper.
Great stuff as always, Tim.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi40.tinypic.com%2F29qjf4w.jpg&hash=cc5ae1328f7ff535f57c13d2287b1dc71c4616f3)
That is one small gap! :wow:
(//www.aaroads.com/shields/img/OH/OH19620501i2.jpg)
All the trees in this photo were cut down about a week ago...emerald ash borer...it looks awful. :(
Quote from: jjakucyk on April 15, 2010, 02:23:53 PM
All the trees in this photo were cut down about a week ago...emerald ash borer...it looks awful. :(
that is very bad! I have photos of the scene from about two months ago.
This is one of the coolest things I've seen sign-wise, from your latest update.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi42.tinypic.com%2F2ut47rb.jpg&hash=d72c3b5a3f5da154d1980f323ecd0324f54ad9e7)