[MassHistPres] Fwd: Entering Historic District Signs

[Dennis De Witt]

For years Brookline's two oldest LHDs have had I think three signs  
each on posts on principal streets.  They are cast bronze, made in  
the manner of wall plaques.  They are too expensive to replicate and  
at least one was stolen, I assume for the metal.  Not a practical  
solution.  We do not consider them a legal requirement.  Some  
consideration has been given to replicating the town's historical  
cast aluminum street name signs in all 5 LHDs at those intersections  
where they do not survive, to give the LHDs a consistent appearance.   
Thus far inertia and/or the press of more immediate matters was won out.

Altho it is not what we would be doing, it is very common throughout  
the country for historic districts to have unique "historic" looking  
street name signs of various sorts, often carrying some special ID of  
the LHD either as part of the sign blade, as a "bump" on top of the  
blade or as as finial on top of the pole.  Lakeshore industries is  
one source of such signs.

Googling various combinations of "Historic" and "street name sign"  
etc. will lead to lots of examples.

Dennis De Witt
Brookline


On May 9, 2008, at 1:21 PM, Dcolebslade at aol.com wrote:

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> To: rfsbys at verizon.net
> Sent: 5/9/2008 12:42:22 P.M.  Eastern Daylight Time
> Subj: Re: [MassHistPres] Entering Historic District  Signs
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> Westport has an entry sign.  The local neighborhood  association  
> maintains
> it.  Many people drive through the district slowly  looking at the  
> buildings.
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> Betty Slade
> Westport
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> In a message dated 5/9/2008 12:40:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rfsbys at verizon.net writes:
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> Bedford is wondering how many nearby towns have posted  "Entering/ 
> Leaving the
> Historic District" signs - comments pro or con?
> Bob  Slechta
> CLG coord.
> Bedford
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