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    STOPLIGHT CLASSICS

    by Kevin Walsh May 28, 1998
    by Kevin Walsh May 28, 1998 0 comment

    NYC stoplight design has pretty much been stuck in neutral since the 1960s, when cylindrical posts holding three-light stoplights as well as WALK/DONT WALK signs first appeared on street corners,…

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    CORVINGTONS. When a long reach is needed

    by Kevin Walsh April 4, 1998
    by Kevin Walsh April 4, 1998 0 comment

    Once upon a time, New York City avenues were dominated by a long-armed, chocolate-colored cast-iron pole that my fellow lamppost maven Jeff Saltzman (whose site you can reach here) calls…

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