{"id":1312,"date":"2013-11-16T07:02:14","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T07:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highstreethill.org\/?page_id=1312"},"modified":"2018-05-15T17:32:46","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T17:32:46","slug":"classic-brookline-street-signs-street-name-sign-types","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/highstreethill.org\/?page_id=1312","title":{"rendered":"Classic Brookline Street Signs<\/small><\/small>
Street Name Sign Types"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Emerson

Emerson St at Waverly St Sign<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n

Classic 1937 design cast-aluminum sign.<\/p>\n
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  • Raised border and letters.<\/li>\n
  • Uses small-caps for lower case letters.
    \n(The “lower case” letters are actually slightly smaller capital letters.)<\/li>\n
  • Street type is same size as name and is followed by period.<\/li>\n
  • Extremely durable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Beresford

Beresford Rd at Arlington Rd Sign<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n

Classic street signs are mounted on a round post in one of two ways:<\/p>\n
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  • End mounted on a capped post (above left).<\/li>\n
  • Center mounted above the post (left).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Cedar

Cedar Rd at Laurel Rd Sign<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n

First generation new sign.<\/p>\n
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  • Thin flat sign.<\/li>\n
  • Round corners and painted border.<\/li>\n
  • Larger letters but similar typeface (no small-caps).<\/li>\n
  • Visible reflective prisms in background.<\/li>\n
  • Easily bent, flexes in strong winds.<\/li>\n
  • Square “industrial” post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Allerton

Allerton St at High St Sign<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n

Second generation new sign.<\/p>\n
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  • Reinforced borders with square corners.<\/li>\n
  • Reflective prisms in background less noticable in daylight.<\/li>\n
  • Tall width-compressed typeface.<\/li>\n
  • Half height street type with no period.<\/li>\n
  • More durable than first generation signs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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