Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Honorary Street Names

We have something unusual in Chicago - honorary street names. The street is still known by its original name - as shown on a green sign, but it's also decorated with an honorary name - as shown on a brown sign.

As a native, I always ignore the brown sign, since it conveys no helpful information. But the poor out-of-towners often have trouble figuring out where they are.

Today, one of our alderman called for stopping the spread of the brown signs. I hope people listen to him.

Conflicting signs is one of the surest
Ways to confuse the average tourist.

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