Hello! Paul here. Been a while, right? Just wanted to let you know that I have a new Inconspicuous Consumption piece today that I think will really appeal to Uni Watch readers. It’s about the signs that greet drivers as they cross the border into a town or city.
Each of the 50 states has its own way of handling this. Some list just the municipality’s name; others include the population and/or elevation; some include the town’s founding date; and some use interesting state-specific phrasing.
I’ve compiled a huge state-by-state compendium on how all 50 states handle these types of signs, complete with commentary, background info, links to highway sign style guides, and more. It’s like Uni Watch for highways! I learned a lot while putting this piece together, and I really think Uni Watch readers will get a kick out of it.
You can read the piece here. And to see what else I’ve been up to on Inconspicuous Consumption, check out the IC archive. Cheers!
Sounds like fun reading. Here in Holland we have one national sign for every town, white reflective lettering on blue with just the name of the town and in case of smaller towns the name of the larger community in parentheses. Only exception is in the provinces of Friesland and Limburg where the toen name is repeated in a smaller font in the local dialect/language. But otherwise it is all very uniform here.