Goldie
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Sorry, not Toronto but certainly timely advice from Ottawa
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Street Signs
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EVCco
Senior Member
One year on I suppose it's time to give some of the new signs their due:
Three years further on and it's time for a few more:
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EVCco
Senior Member
Two months later and another twelve:
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the lemur
Senior Member
Image link appears to be broken.Two months later and another twelve:
JasonParis
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A bit strange that Front St above doesn't have "E" or "W" after it (although I know it is in the west-end).Two months later and another twelve:
EVCco
Senior Member
A temporary trouble, I trust?
Good eye - didn't even notice that myself! That is a bit strange. And speaking of strange missing elements, here's a link for anyone wondering why the sign right next to that one doesn't even have a "Davenport Road"...
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...gns-a-reminder-of-first-nations-heritage.html
...plus another link for anyone curious about the "Republic of Rathnelly" below it:
http://globalnews.ca/news/290811/st...g-the-republic-of-rathnelly-appear-in-toronto
Unfortunately I wasn't able to find any articles regarding the jarringly mismatched fonts on The Kingsway sign, or why The Queensway has apparently ceased to be a neighbourhood altogether and is now only available online...
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the lemur
Senior Member
No, still not showing up for me. Anyone else?
EVCco
Senior Member
Weird... Here's the direct link, if that helps any:
http://s8.postimg.org/gtreulayt/zeo4.jpg
http://s8.postimg.org/gtreulayt/zeo4.jpg
the lemur
Senior Member
That I can see, thanks. Issue seems to be desktop-related, since everything shows up on mobile.
The Wells Hill sign is missing its Av.
EVCco
Senior Member
^ Good eye again! I actually noticed the same omission on a Widdicombe Hill Blvd sign a few weeks back - although you can probably chalk that one up to space-saving. Not sure what the Wells Hill excuse is, unless there's some policy against giving "Hill" streets their proper postfixes...
Anyways, after another 2 months I only managed to spot 4 Astral signs which I hadn't already accounted for. I must be pretty close to a full collection now:
Anyone know of any I'm missing?
Anyways, after another 2 months I only managed to spot 4 Astral signs which I hadn't already accounted for. I must be pretty close to a full collection now:
Anyone know of any I'm missing?
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salsa
Senior Member
Park Home Ave (at Yonge St). The sign says "Historic community of Lansing", and has some historical dates at the bottom. Here's an image from streetview:
Edit: I found a slightly clearer picture from another location. But I'm sure you can do better than either of them
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the lemur
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Hmm, there's also a Wells Ave a few blocks south of Wells Hill Ave, east of Bathurst. Thankfully no real ambiguity there.
This 'hill street' (let's be careful out there) is mysteriously lowercase:
https://goo.gl/maps/i9oGl
On another note, this private street in Rosedale is the only example I know of in Toronto of a street being called a close (an extremely common term in the UK for a cul-de-sac):
https://goo.gl/maps/gLRPc
Goldie
Senior Member
Google shows Fairgate Close in North York.
And there's also a Close Avenue.
Here's a reference listing 18 "Close" street names in Toronto ----AUSTRALIA!.
http://www.icg-lakemacquarie2014.com/downloads/Toronto .pdf
the lemur
Senior Member
I'd like to go there someday, just to see it ... although it has no real connection to our city other than that it was named by people who were very impressed with Ned Hanlan!
EVCco
Senior Member
Thanks salsa, but I actually got that one already - albeit in reverse with the historic bits at the top (see the first page of this thread). I was just referring to the new-style Astral Media signs pictured above.
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