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    WRITING ON THE WALL. Street signs on buildings.

    by Kevin Walsh August 23, 2008
    by Kevin Walsh August 23, 2008 1 comment

    Long before the “humpbacked” street signs showing cross streets were installed on cast-iron lamps in the 1910s…long before porcelain, enamel and aluminum embossed signs appeared in the 1950s…and long before color-coded vinyl and…

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    COLOR CODED STREET SIGNS OF THE 60s

    by Kevin Walsh June 25, 2000
    by Kevin Walsh June 25, 2000 3 comments

    There used to be a time, not too long ago, when you could recognize what borough you were in by looking at the color of the street sign. This state…

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    PORCELAIN SIGNS

    by Kevin Walsh April 2, 1998
    by Kevin Walsh April 2, 1998 0 comment

    Scattered throughout the five boroughs are the remnants of the previous generation of street signs that predated the familiar green and white signs of today. Porcelain signs featuring raised letters…

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