This street sign was in use somewhere in Queens, N.Y., and the sign is perhaps less than two years old (though it has some wear and tear here and there). Because I do not know its complete history, what I know is that the seller acquired it from a man at a flea market, in which he had some other street signs from New York City for sale as well. In any case, this is a very nice find to me, since it is now interesting to compare this with the other street signs that I own in my possession and establish an evolution in New York City signage.
For those of you that may not know, the current street sign in use in the city uses lowercase letters, and the beginning of each name has only one uppercase letter, which is true for the common names of streets there, like avenue and boulevard. Prior to this street sign's introduction a handful of years ago, previous street signs used uppercase letters for many years.
I should receive this street sign within a couple of days, and I'll post some additional pictures once I receive it at my doorstep.
