Ten different designs have popped up over the decades on the corner poles and posts marking Los Angeles’ 40,000 intersections. And the biggest fan of those 178,000 or so street name signs is ...

In New York City, street name signs account for only 19% of the millions ... have led to the retention of earlier inscription designs, now incorporated into laser cut plaques.

Wilcox admits that while the two designs share many similarities ... signs to ensure they are properly reflective and free from physical damage, street name signs can last up to 15 years. "It depends ...

many street names had to be changed to avoid redundancies and other confusion, and new street signs were erected. Concrete curbs, however, continued to bear the old street names. These misnamed ...

The sign replacement is being paid for by the 2006 Bridging the Gap levy passed by Seattle voters. All the street-name signs in the city, at some 13,000 intersections, are being replaced through ...

who has been making signs since he was 12. “It’s rare that a street seller comes to me anymore.” The hand-painted designs were by definition impermanent, exposed to the elements in a city ...