What's wrong with this sign?

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on November 17, 2010 at 3:08pm

Perhaps "@ Oak Park" or "of Oak Park" would have been much clearer.

I'm from Wisconsin originally (Madison) and my WI friends and I always laugh at the way they put the learning impared in charge of signage here in the great state of Ill Noise.

LOL @ FIBs ;) -oh, damn. Now I be one of youze guyz.



Cameron Puetz said:

I’ve noticed several signs like that on routes that lead out of the city to a suburban downtown. It looks like they forgot to specify which downtown and then added the “& suburb name” in an attempt to clarify the sign, when changing the sign to “downtown suburb name” would have been clearer.

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Permalink Reply by milesperhour on November 17, 2010 at 3:27pm

I don't think it's meant to signify downtown Oak Park. The sign is at Augusta and California. I keep forgetting to look at what signage is on the other side of the street, which actually is "East to downtown."





Cameron Puetz said:

I’ve noticed several signs like that on routes that lead out of the city to a suburban downtown. It looks like they forgot to specify which downtown and then added the “& suburb name” in an attempt to clarify the sign, when changing the sign to “downtown suburb name” would have been clearer.

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Permalink Reply by Rick norris on November 17, 2010 at 3:35pm

Well I think it's pretty clear...

a Chicago public scool graduate is in charg of profe reading street sings

-OR-

Since daley has "privatized" so many things, probably a contractor from a different state (or a sub, that doesn't speak english) hung the sign with no concept of direction in Chicago

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on November 17, 2010 at 3:49pm

Rick norris said:

Well I think it's pretty clear...

a Chicago public scool graduate is in charg of profe reading street sings

You went to a Chicago public school yourself, I take it? ;)

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Permalink Reply by Rick norris on November 17, 2010 at 4:06pm

Duppie said:

Rick norris said:

Well I think it's pretty clear...

a Chicago public scool graduate is in charg of profe reading street sings

You went to a Chicago public school yourself, I take it? ;)

And dam proud of it...

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