Places that have extremely old signals

[23skidoo]

Not sure how old these actually are but...

Minden, LA
Not too many single four-ways (not sure what the technical name is) in Louisiana anymore

https://goo.gl/maps/RcyfrFm96o5apueu8

Shreveport, LA
I keep finding the old green light fixtures and small lights every time I go home to Shreveport.

https://goo.gl/maps/jwDp7R85vMG4YFn79


iPhone

I would guess those are from the 60s or maybe 70s, judging by the similarity to setups here in Michigan.

[Caps81943]

Now in flash mode, but some of these Holyoke signals seem pretty old

[mrsman]

Now in flash mode, but some of these Holyoke signals seem pretty old

Does anyone know -- if signals are placed on permanent flash mode, are stop signs required for the sides that face flashing red?

[CJResotko]

In Lansing, Michigan, there are a pair of Eagle Flatback traffic lights along with worded pedestrian signals.
https://youtu.be/FIdhlHjh9zE

A Crouse Hinds type DT 4-way beacon with LED indications in Ferndale, MI.
https://youtu.be/qbQnAJwa6-s

A Darley 4-way beacon in St. Louis, MI,
https://youtu.be/bhotQVFSGpU

Econolite short-groove signals in Durand, MI
https://youtu.be/_QlPThmWfuM

And then here's just a collection of my videos of old signals from 2018 through 2019.
https://youtu.be/HAapVWb-O3Q

[CovalenceSTU]

How about old railroad signals? There was a wigwag crossing signal in Timber, OR when GSV rolled through in 2007, but as far as I can tell it was replaced by a modern gate (which was in turn replaced with a simple yield sign).


On the subject of traffic signals, Longview, WA still has some WALK/DONT WALK ped signals (mostly on 12th and 14th Ave):


They're often paired with these old looking signals that have black borders tacked on:


Any signal geeks in the thread know what they are? Whatever's on the back can't be read from GSV, but if it's branding the logo looks a lot like the number 16:

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[bcroadguy]

There is an insane number of ancient 4-way signals in Selma, AL. I keep looking at random intersections and I keep finding more:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@32.4148395,-87.0229343,3a,44.4y,97.97h,95.99t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1soZVZvkzZrH0DT9H9vypvHg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

https://www.google.ca/maps/@32.4105301,-87.0203097,3a,75y,48.1h,93.29t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s8du4MsScvfjAgJxSNpzkOw!2e0!5s20220201T000000!7i16384!8i8192

https://www.google.ca/maps/@32.4224213,-87.0143057,3a,31.1y,188.8h,95.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1szsAlFyNaeO-pHkEhMDRCFg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

https://www.google.ca/maps/@32.4109935,-87.0157831,3a,33.7y,72.94h,88.89t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1smHhQ1ORhc5LH2f6zIMxY2Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

https://www.google.ca/maps/@32.4220161,-87.0315827,3a,74.5y,345.83h,100.32t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s3TpLlaEF-G2ltfHV9OIL2Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

https://www.google.ca/maps/@32.4085677,-87.0142987,3a,30.6y,9.57h,91.93t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sS9qsiDkKH-ufD9R5qWKFAA!2e0!5s20221201T000000!7i16384!8i8192

RIP green light

Not a super old signal, but another one in Selma with lights missing (both yellow and green!). I thought this was a special one-aspect signal until I looked at 2013 Streetview lol

A 4-way at this intersection was replaced sometime between 2017 and 2022 with no redundant signals "Please come to a complete stop before turning right on red camera enforced" I feel like the camera enforced thing is not true.

[US71]

How about old railroad signals? There was a wigwag crossing signal in Timber, OR when GSV rolled through in 2007,

There was a Wig Wag  Joplin a few tears back.

[7/8]

a few tears back.

This sounds like the title of a sad country song.

[jakeroot]

How about old railroad signals? There was a wigwag crossing signal in Timber, OR when GSV rolled through in 2007,

There was a Wig Wag  Joplin a few tears back.

I know your photo is from 2009, but it was still there as of 2018: https://goo.gl/maps/yrbwzqi2J4CEsqe4A

Recent aerial imagery would suggest it has been removed. EDIT: There was a culvert project right where the signal was, almost certainly it is now gone.

(Yes, I had to track the location down manually).

[SilverMustang2011]

I'm kind of surprised nobody's mentioned this abandoned traffic light by Eastgate Town Center in Chattanooga. You can see it heading north on 24 at The Split:

https://goo.gl/maps/285StvXA5F1vCiTh7

The 2/3 doghouse and light on the pole pointing to nothing also add to the weirdness. Going back in time on GSV, it looks like it was at least in flashing mode until 2015-2016, around the same time two of the signal heads were lost.

[CovalenceSTU]

I'm kind of surprised nobody's mentioned this abandoned traffic light by Eastgate Town Center in Chattanooga. You can see it heading north on 24 at The Split:

https://goo.gl/maps/285StvXA5F1vCiTh7

The 2/3 doghouse and light on the pole pointing to nothing also add to the weirdness. Going back in time on GSV, it looks like it was at least in flashing mode until 2015-2016, around the same time two of the signal heads were lost.

It was deactivated between May-Aug 2019, although by that point they had swapped the yellow arrow to the other side of the doghouse and at least one side wasn't flashing.

The light facing nothing was probably for pedestrians, a long time ago (pre-ADA?) pedestrian signals were optional and that was the solution for T intersections.

[jakeroot]

I'm kind of surprised nobody's mentioned this abandoned traffic light by Eastgate Town Center in Chattanooga. You can see it heading north on 24 at The Split:

https://goo.gl/maps/285StvXA5F1vCiTh7

The 2/3 doghouse and light on the pole pointing to nothing also add to the weirdness. Going back in time on GSV, it looks like it was at least in flashing mode until 2015-2016, around the same time two of the signal heads were lost.

It was deactivated between May-Aug 2019, although by that point they had swapped the yellow arrow to the other side of the doghouse and at least one side wasn't flashing.

The light facing nothing was probably for pedestrians, a long time ago (pre-ADA?) pedestrian signals were optional and that was the solution for T intersections.

The signal is totally dark in a couple of other shots. Perhaps its activation was dependent on time-of-year, how well the mall was doing, etc...

Way back in 2011: https://goo.gl/maps/BKdpx7jtHs6bh2yC9
Also here in 2017: https://goo.gl/maps/h1ZNwSFRux9fRYmWA

[CJResotko]

Discovered this old Sargent Sowell 4-way beacon in Bellaire, Michigan.

Eagle Flatback traffic signals clusters in Fenton, Michigan.

I went to film traffic signals in Ironton, Ohio, back in June, and there's a lot of old signals there (including fixed 4-ways and 3-ways!). Some of them were inactive.
https://youtu.be/7v3aeg2V-z4?si=WEPG_fDGQlRQEHyc

[andrepoiy]

Erie, Pennsylvania



https://maps.app.goo.gl/bFLgBzu5MBxmM2ZV7


Kingston, Ontario



https://maps.app.goo.gl/7nQf2qiRK6PRne3o6

[roadman65]

New York City

[Rothman]

New York City

You don't say...

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=23032.msg2334036#msg2334036

[CoreySamson]

I found some WALK/DON'T WALK pedestrian signals in Bristow, OK:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/vYveXLGkXQjQz2Nb9

[plain]

What model traffic signal is this? I'm not good with signal manufacturers. Also, a signal # sign?

Marion, VA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/F63MHyD86Gu1FVNN8?g_st=ac

[CJResotko]

What model traffic signal is this? I'm not good with signal manufacturers. Also, a signal # sign?

Marion, VA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/F63MHyD86Gu1FVNN8?g_st=ac

That is an Eagle fixed 4-way traffic signal (if you're referring to the signal in the middle)

[CJResotko]

Any signal geeks in the thread know what these are?

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These are 8-inch LFE/Automatic Signal traffic signals with aluminum housings.

Also, the worded pedestrian signals in Longview all appear to be 12-inch aluminum LFEs.

[Sapphuby]

These have all since been replaced (mostly) with modernized everything, but back when I was little, these lights in particular always struck out to me as odd, since they shone with a lime green color instead of the usual deep green I saw all over the rest of town. They also had these old crosswalk lights, which may have been elsewhere in town in isolated areas before they too were removed for more modern fixtures. https://maps.app.goo.gl/vbr39pvQxcLD2wGs5

[freebrickproductions]

These have all since been replaced (mostly) with modernized everything, but back when I was little, these lights in particular always struck out to me as odd, since they shone with a lime green color instead of the usual deep green I saw all over the rest of town. They also had these old crosswalk lights, which may have been elsewhere in town in isolated areas before they too were removed for more modern fixtures. https://maps.app.goo.gl/vbr39pvQxcLD2wGs5

I've noticed a lot of older polycarbonate lenses tend to be of a bit of a greener green than the more modern ones (or most of their glass counterparts). I tend to see them in Durasig signals (in fact, I suspect the 12-8-8 Durasig I picked-up recently has some) though I seem to recall the aluminum Mark IV heads around Fort Payne, AL, had them as well prior to their LED upgrade within the past decade. I've also seen some aluminum and polycarbonate LFE heads with them too.

[Rothman]

I'm no expert when it comes to traffic signals at all, but found this double signal at Terrace and Penora in Depew, NY that at least seemed odd, if not old:

[steviep24]

I'm no expert when it comes to traffic signals at all, but found this double signal at Terrace and Penora in Depew, NY that at least seemed odd, if not old:

That could be a two color red green signal that was converted to a beacon. Two color signals were common in NY a very long time ago. They were gone in most of the state by 1970 I believe. I saw one in the 90s in Orleans county (in Olcott) that was abandoned. (It has since been removed.)

Of course NYC were the last holdouts and still had a few in use in Far Rockaways, Queens as recently as 2010. Those are all gone now.

[Harvestman]

Not incredibly old, but these rare Checker signal heads were still in place in Wilder, KY until earlier this year: