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1960: Not sure how long this form of supplemental street sign lasted...
Per the February 12, 1958,
Examiner: "On the original tract map, the street name was shown as 'Viscount Street.' But, when eleven families moved into
their new homes they were surprised to find the sign on the corner post reading 'Discount Street.' Somebody pulled a booboo. So, Mrs. M.J. Balma of
3301 Discount, Alhambra--half of the street is in that community, the other in Los Angeles--circulated a petition to have the name changed. Yesterday,
the homeowners announced that Alhambra had approved the petition, but now they need action from Los Angeles. 'It just wouldn't do to have one
section as 'Viscount' and the other remain 'Discount','' one homeowner commented. 'Besides, we're getting tired of being dubbed '20 per cent Alley' by
our friends and neighbors.'"
It looks like the Long Beach Freeway did a number on the L.A. section of "Discount Street." (Btw, the Alhambra section is in or near the old Midwick
Country Club tract. One of the only harmonious notes for an L.A. nerd in the recent HBO
Mildred Pierce was the young Veda's mention that Monty "plays
for Midwick." Right over the tops of the heads of most, who at the same time didn't mind the excruciating attempt to pass off NYC and environs as
SoCal....)
More on current and changing L.A. street signs--a few comments from the
Militant Angeleno's entries on the subject, one alarming, one comforting:
Anonymous said...
"Actually, I did some research on this. This is a federal requirement and none of L.A.'s current street signs (other than the brand new ones) fit the bill. So over the next 5 years the city will be replacing *every* (or, supposedly, every) street sign in the city with the new Chevrolet-logo-shaped signs, with smaller versions (with no City logo) on side streets.... I'll miss the shotgun signs the most! And the City won't put them up for sale, either. They'll be recycled for scrap."
jamesinclair said...
"The rumors that the feds will force all the street signs to change is false....
The rules say that going forward, all the signs must meet the new font and reflective guidelines, and
existing signs can live out their remaining life [itals mine]....
It's important to note that the oldest signs are all "illegal" because they do not meet the reflective guidelines. Usually signs fade after 20 years and must be replaced, but of course there's no such thing as a federal signage police."...
The estimable
Militant Angeleno's recent street-sign posts are here:
http://militantangeleno.blogspot.com...-of-times.html
http://militantangeleno.blogspot.com...-of-times.html