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2 unusual facts about street sign


Street sign

Los Angeles and San Francisco started in the 1970s and recently New York City has introduced the bigger signs at its intersections.

Some street signs also indicate an alternative name for the street, such as "Fashion Avenue" for Seventh Avenue in New York City, or "Avenue of the Arts" for Huntington Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts.


Hampton Hill

Distinguished from Hampton on all street signs, it is that part across the Charles I-commissioned Longford River, an artificial watercourse built to supply Hampton Court, which forms the boundary between Hampton Hill and Hampton.


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Satartia, Mississippi

A street sign reading "Satartia - 7 miles" is featured in the 2000 movie O Brother, Where Art Thou.

The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon

A close up of a street sign reveals that Edgar Witherspoon lives on Laing Street in Leslieville; Leslieville is actually a neighbourhood in Toronto's east end.

Traffic sign

Bands such as The Beatles and Lynyrd Skynyrd have exacerbated street sign theft as their songs and albums include real place names including Penny Lane, Blue Jay Way, Abbey Road, and Brickyard Road.