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Title: Hello from Connecticut
Post by: KEVIN_224 on December 06, 2011, 10:46:21 AM
Hello to you all! I basically found this site by chance. I'm a 40-year-old road geek from Connecticut, a.k.a. the land of cancelled expressways and 37-year Busway debates! So far I've seen 18 states and Washington DC in my lifetime. OK...time to see if there are any historical photos from either Connecticut or Maine here!  :hmmm:
Title: Re: Hello from Connecticut
Post by: kurumi on December 06, 2011, 11:45:08 AM
Welcome from a CT ex-pat.

You'll probably like these historical photos from Michael Summa:

Google his name and Connecticut to find others.

Hundreds of sign photos are here: http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/ct/

History of CT roads (my own site): http://www.kurumi.com
Title: Re: Hello from Connecticut
Post by: KEVIN_224 on December 06, 2011, 11:49:57 AM
Hello Kurumi! Nice to see a familiar name here! I would definitely jones for historical interstate photos, especially if they're between the 60s to the 80s. By the way, there's a New Britain history group at Facebook. A few photos dealt with the old depressed (literally and figuratively) CT Route 72 expressway when it was being built here around 1974. I saved a few photos from that, but may need permission to post them.
Title: Re: Hello from Connecticut
Post by: Ian on December 06, 2011, 03:05:12 PM
Welcome from Philadelphia! I'm not from Connecticut obviously, but I do go through the state multiple times throughout the year and do enjoy the signage in the state!

I also don't have any historic photos from Connecticut or Maine, but I have some more modern photos from those 2 states if you want to check them out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iccdude/sets/72157625662650627/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iccdude/sets/72157625788248838/
Title: Re: Hello from Connecticut
Post by: KEVIN_224 on December 06, 2011, 03:29:15 PM
Philadelphia...haven't been there since September 13th. I was on Amtrak heading south and Peter Pan/Greyhound, over the Betsy Ross Bridge heading north and east to NYC and Connecticut. I recognized nearly all of the Connecticut photos and close to half of the Maine ones. Despite living there twice, I've only definitely been north of Portland three times. I went as far as Augusta with a friend this past May.
Title: Re: Hello from Connecticut
Post by: ctsignguy on December 10, 2011, 08:31:29 AM
Welcome, aboard!   Having spent many summers in Connecticut during  my mis-begotten youth in the mid-60s-early-70s, i have many fond memories....a little something to welcome you with...

(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi166.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu102%2Fctsignguy%2Fcti-862.jpg&hash=e586417763ef50aeafa7e2f69533244ab0f84144)

Also, do check out the AARoads Shield gallery....
www.aaroads.com/shields/main.php
Title: Re: Hello from Connecticut
Post by: goobnav on December 10, 2011, 10:36:45 AM
Greetings from the South.  Had a Grandfather from Bridgeport.