Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'signage'
April 9, 2008
Alert the Commissioner—the Good Night Bandit has struck again! Some downtown residents awoke to a less unsightly landscape this morning, thanks to this anonymous do-gooder, who collected much of the detritus left behind after the disappearance of the trash-ridden snowbanks. As if to underscore the benevolent message left by this stealthy stranger, a used condom lay on the sidewalk directly below this sign. Litterbugs: sleep with one eye open, for the Good Night Bandit......
Continue Reading "Citizen Clean"December 13, 2007
For reasons that were surely thoroughly considered, York Mills was not a stop on the recent Type & Tile Tour of the Yonge-University-Spadina line. Nevertheless, due largely to escalator maintenance that has been ongoing for over a year, it is still quite the treasure trove of wacky signage. Here are some recent highlights: Top left photo: On the collector's level, riders are directed to the buses and subways via laser printouts that fail to......
Continue Reading "In A Joe Clark Minute"August 30, 2007
Crossings bearing the familiar Pedestrians Obey Your Signals sign are usually a good indication that still nobody is obeying, but what to do when the signals themselves ignore each other? Discovered on Jared Alleyne's Flickr account and captured this week in Yorkville by his sister Caleigh, the photo also shows a smashed street lamp reflector at the base of the pole. Perhaps we'll stay away from this intersection for a while.......
Continue Reading "Walk To The Hand"