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Street Signs: A Comprehensive Guide to Government Control

May 10, 2014 by Frank Thurston Green

By Frank Thurston Green Naming the street you live on would be like naming the back of your hand. The signs staked at modern intersections are a weird shorthand for the landmarks locals actually use to find their way around—for the cafe, for the dumpster painted like a cow, for their neighbor’s green door. Signs […]

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