YOU! SLOW DOWN!/huge policeman sign on I-70 ramp to Breezewood

Started by signsteelr, December 01, 2013, 01:25:47 PM

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signsteelr

I've looked on the Internet off and on over the course of a decade and I'm sure its been discussed to some length on this site without me knowing but... does ANYONE have a picture of that wonderfully scary (well, when you're 6, it seemed scary) sign that used to be posted once you left I-70 headed into Breezewood -- it looked like a 12 foot tall policeman pointing at the driver saying "YOU! SLOW DOWN!"??   

I know it existed because I've read references to it over the years, but never have seen photographic proof... just my 6 year old memories....


NE2

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dgolub

Do we know if it's still there?  I-70 in Breezewood is on Google Street View and I couldn't find the sign.

1995hoo

Quote from: dgolub on December 04, 2013, 06:08:33 PM
Do we know if it's still there?  I-70 in Breezewood is on Google Street View and I couldn't find the sign.

It was not there last time I went through in that direction on January 2, 2011, on the way home from the Winter Classic.
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

Molandfreak

It's a shame no one has a photo of it that's easily accessible. I've also searched for it on google many times with disappointment. Is there anyone with sign-making skills that could recreate an image of the sign based on memory? I'd really like to know the color coordination, size, etc. of the sign.

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CanesFan27

It has to have been at least 20 or more years since that sign was up

1995hoo

Quote from: Molandfreak on December 05, 2013, 04:39:29 PM
It's a shame no one has a photo of it that's easily accessible. I've also searched for it on google many times with disappointment. Is there anyone with sign-making skills that could recreate an image of the sign based on memory? I'd really like to know the color coordination, size, etc. of the sign.

I know in my case, most of the times we passed it were at night, I was in the back seat of the car, and my camera was a fully-manual Minolta SLR that made it impossible to shoot off a string of pictures in burst mode (and neither my father nor the other parents in our Boy Scout troop would have ever agreed to stop to let me take a picture had I bothered to ask). Digital photography has certainly made it easier to take photos while on the road. I still have that Minolta SLR, although I don't believe I've used it since 2004.

I recall the sign being a white background.
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.