"STATE LINE" as a "Control City"

[Scott5114]

The FHWA lowercase L has a slanted top, and the I does not, which helps distinguish it, but it's quite a subtle distinction.

RutaCL (the Chile font) entirely nuked the problem from orbit by putting serifs on the capital I and slanted tops and feet on the lowercase L, just to be sure.

[kphoger]

The FHWA lowercase L has a slanted top, and the I does not, which helps distinguish it, but it's quite a subtle distinction.

Yeah, it's hardly more easily distinguished than the two glyphs in Clearview.

RutaCL (the Chile font) entirely nuked the problem from orbit by putting serifs on the capital I and slanted tops and feet on the lowercase L, just to be sure.

I guess I'm just not in favor of a sans-serif capital 'I' on signs in general.

[kkt]

The FHWA lowercase L has a slanted top, and the I does not, which helps distinguish it, but it's quite a subtle distinction.

RutaCL (the Chile font) entirely nuked the problem from orbit by putting serifs on the capital I and slanted tops and feet on the lowercase L, just to be sure.

I like that one

[Brandon]

William → Wm
Charles → Chas
Dorothy → Dy
Francis → Fs
James → Jas
John → Jn
Mary → My
Robert → Robt

Eek. My eyes are bleeding.

??  Huh  ??

Were you unaware of any of those?

My eldest son's name is William, and I've always abbreviated it as "Wm".

Heck, Chas/Chaz is even a common nickname for Charles.

I've never heard of any of these at all.

They, and others, are quite common in old city directories up until the 1960s-70s.  It makes for quite interesting reading while puting together a Phase I environmental site assessment for a property.

[kkt]

My favorite wacky name abbreviation is Jno. for John or Jonathan.
Three letters and a period as an abbreviation for a four letter name!
Plus the letters out of order.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

I found one in MN, on US 14 west of Lake Benton heading toward SD. "Canadian Border" is also a prominently used control on MN 61, alternating with Thunder Bay.