Court and Loma
This intersection has what may be the last intersection in the city where
the primary signal is an Art Deco unit. In 1980, the poles were yellow,
as were the signals that were attached there. They were repainted green
some time after, but then, one of the signal heads (the one on the right)
was replaced with a yellow signal head. It means that, of any signal installation
that dates prior to 1960, there is none that is intact. But this comes
close. This installation gives one a feeling of what motorists in 195o
or 1960 lived with on a day-by-day basis, back when one read The Post-Standard
in the morning and the Herald-Journal at night, when one could watch Salty
Sam or the Childrens Toy Workshop on television, or go shopping
downtown!
Oh my!
Wed better quit while were ahead. All photos taken
1 June 2002.
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