Daily Picture Challenge!

[Jim]

November 1, 2017: Today is All Saints' Day. Post photos of signs with the word "saint".

Here's a 4-for-1 from Autoroute 40 in Québec.  I'm sure there are opportunities to get 5 or more.  June 28, 2011.



Avenue of the Saints. This is near Taylor, Missouri.  June 27, 2013.



And something a little different, a Blue H to get you to Saint Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York.  October 26, 2008.

[csw]

November 1, 2017: Today is All Saints' Day. Post photos of signs with the word "saint".

Avenue of the Saints, along US 61 NB a few miles north of Jim's photo:

[AsphaltPlanet]

November 1, 2017: Today is All Saints' Day. Post photos of signs with the word "saint".

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/PQ/A/20/A20_dv_456_east_May15_24x16.jpg


http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/PQ/A/40/A40_dv_322_east_Oct14_24x16.jpg


http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/PQ/A/20/A20_dv_210_east_lg.jpg

[US71]

November 1, 2017: Today is All Saints' Day. Post photos of signs with the word "saint".

Along I-70/ the Stan Span

[empirestate]

November 1, 2017: Today is All Saints' Day. Post photos of signs with the word "saint".

If I may suggest, excluding the abbreviation "St." or "St" would make this a more challenging Challenge. (Allowing the feminine "Sainte" also seems like a good idea, as shown a few photos above.)

And since I have space left in this post (regarding the 3-pictures-per-post rule in this thread), I will treat you all with a close-up picture of this BGS: 

Ah, but what about the one-answer-per-Challenge rule?

[AsphaltPlanet]

If I may suggest, excluding the abbreviation "St." or "St" would make this a more challenging Challenge. (Allowing the feminine "Sainte" also seems like a good idea, as shown a few photos above.)

I agree with that.  For my post, I deliberately avoided the abbreviated form, as it appears Jim did as well.

[Jim]

For my post, I deliberately avoided the abbreviated form, as it appears Jim did as well.

Yes, I searched specifically for ones that are spelled out, as empirestate suggests, to make it just a little more of a challenging challenge.

[formulanone]

November 1, 2017: Today is All Saints' Day. Post photos of signs with the word "saint".

After failing to find a readable Sainte Devote sign after 30 minutes, here's one in Street View:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.7369952,7.4214949,3a,42.9y,308.88h,91.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syReZKkoS1vn-9hLlXJnhdA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[7/8]

November 1, 2017: Today is All Saints' Day. Post photos of signs with the word "saint".

On A-13 northbound in Laval, QC


On A-40 westbound in Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC


A triple (but it uses abbreviations) on A-20 westbound near Ontario

[kphoger]

When we passed through again later after dark, we did manage to run into some witches.

Are they OK?

[Ian]

November 1, 2017: Today is All Saints' Day. Post photos of signs with the word "saint".

Quebec seems to be dominating this challenge. Here's a twofer on Autoroute 10...



Sticking with Canada, here's NB 1 in Saint John, New Brunswick...



This likely wouldn't count, but what about the Spanish word for saint, san? Here's San Bernardino on I-605 at the I-10 interchange in southern California...

[empirestate]

November 1, 2017: Today is All Saints' Day. Post photos of signs with the word "saint".

Quebec seems to be dominating this challenge.

Hmm, yeah, I guess because in French-speaking areas, it's far less universal to abbreviate "saint" or "sainte" than it is in English-speaking areas. Perhaps the Challenge should have been to look for "saint" spelled out, in an area where it's almost invariably abbreviated. So...

November 2, 2017
Challenge: Post signs containing a word spelled out that is almost invariably abbreviated.

[PHLBOS]

November 2, 2017Challenge: Post signs containing a word spelled out that is almost invariably abbreviated.

Both Philadelphia & International are typically abbreviated on signage (usually as Phila & Int'l); here's one BGS that spells both words out.

Flickr author Jimmy Emerson

[paulthemapguy]

November 2, 2017Challenge: Post signs containing a word spelled out that is almost invariably abbreviated.

"parkway"


IL-CRJJ by Paul Drives, on Flickr

All of the street blades spell out the entire suffix of the road in Bryan, OH


OH-034-015W by Paul Drives, on Flickr

[US71]

November 2, 2017Challenge: Post signs containing a word spelled out that is almost invariably abbreviated.

Junction, usually abbreviated JCT

[kphoger]

November 2, 2017Challenge: Post signs containing a word spelled out that is almost invariably abbreviated.

Junction, usually abbreviated JCT

Not to mention "FARM ROAD" spelled out when not part of a shield (although the reason is obvious).

[MNHighwayMan]

November 2, 2017: Signs containing a word spelled out that is almost invariably abbreviated.

In the vein of that FM sign, here's one in Iowa at the junction of US-65/IA-117/IA-330:



If you look closely at that image, you'll notice that there's also a normal JCT assembly further down.

Then, going the other way, is this sign, which is unusual for including the black backgrounds for the circle shields:

[Michael]

November 2, 2017: Signs containing a word spelled out that is almost invariably abbreviated.

The first sign I thought of when I saw this challenge was this one on the Thruway just before exit 41.  I remember the first time seeing it as a kid, and thinking that it was obnoxiously wide.  While "National" isn't always abbreviated, I think it would help to use "Nat'l" for this sign.

After seeing the junction signs in the past few posts, I thought of this junction sign not too far from the Thruway sign I mentioned above.  I can't recall ever seeing another one like it in NY.

[Mapmikey]

November 2, 2017: Signs containing a word spelled out that is almost invariably abbreviated.

Don't believe the word "through" is used that much...


Aug 2007

[jflick99]

November 2, 2017: Signs containing a word spelled out that is almost invariably abbreviated.

Trafficway is usually abbreviated TRFY, and when it's spelled out, it's almost always one word, not two.

[MCRoads]

11/3 ==> post a picture of a sign you own. (new, used, costom, standard, street blade, or diamond sign, if it's yours, post it!

https://m.imgur.com/a/SakZ1

[kphoger]

11/3 ==> post a picture of a sign you own. (new, used, costom, standard, street blade, or diamond sign, if it's yours, post it!

Bill Engvall jokes forthcoming?

[US71]

11/3 ==> post a picture of a sign you own. (new, used, costom, standard, street blade, or diamond sign, if it's yours, post it!

Salesman sample

[kphoger]

11/3 ==> post a picture of a sign you own. (new, used, costom, standard, street blade, or diamond sign, if it's yours, post it!

I knew you'd be posting!  How about that old stop sign of yours?

[US71]

11/3 ==> post a picture of a sign you own. (new, used, costom, standard, street blade, or diamond sign, if it's yours, post it!

I knew you'd be posting!  How about that old stop sign of yours?