Street Signs

[Ciarlandini]

I suspect that the signs with a 'neighbourhood slant' date from the 1990s. Certainly the ones in St Lawrence were all installed in about 1999-2001 when the neighbourhood association and the then Councillor (Kyle Rae and then Pam McConnell) used s 37 funds to make a whole bunch of them. As seems to be inevitable, as these get damaged or fall over, they are replaced with the standard City signs.

Makes sense seeing that the only Neighbourhood signs created were all non-embossed.

 

[christiesplits]

A reminder that old street signs are being auctioned off at Platinum Auctions. Inventory is high now after bare pickings during much of COVID .

Platinum Liquidations

City of Toronto Street Signs Auction

www.platinumliquidations.com

 

[brogan]

A reminder that old street signs are being auctioned off at Platinum Auctions. Inventory is high now after bare pickings during much of COVID .

Platinum Liquidations

City of Toronto Street Signs Auction

www.platinumliquidations.com

Funny you mention this as I've been looking to grow my collection for months. I noticed they added some more but unfortunately they have none from neighborhoods I am particularly interested in personally.

Would you happen to have any yourself that are for sale? Or know of anyone with any?

 

[christiesplits]

Funny you mention this as I've been looking to grow my collection for months. I noticed they added some more but unfortunately they have none from neighborhoods I am particularly interested in personally.

Would you happen to have any yourself that are for sale? Or know of anyone with any?

I'm sorry, I don't. But it wouldn't surprise me if some are being "flipped" on other markets like E-Bay.

 

[brogan]

I'm sorry, I don't. But it wouldn't surprise me if some are being "flipped" on other markets like E-Bay.

No problem! Yea i check facebook and kijiji a lot but they tend not to have anything of interest... I will keep my eye on platinum though!

 

[Ciarlandini]

No problem! Yea i check facebook and kijiji a lot but they tend not to have anything of interest... I will keep my eye on platinum though!

Surprises me how few are seen on kijiji and ebay!

 

[brogan]

Does anyone have any collections they'd want to share?

 

[ShonTron]

This might be the last of its kind in Etobicoke.

 

[W. K. Lis]

This might be the last of its kind in Etobicoke.

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Amazing that it survives through the many winters and snow plows.

 

[Ciarlandini]

Does anyone have any collections they'd want to share?

I've got about thirty at the moment, I'll see if I can get pictures of a few later!

 

[Ciarlandini]

This might be the last of its kind in Etobicoke.

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These always looked so regal in a weird way.

 

[Coolstar]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1402669339581485058

 

[Ciarlandini]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1402669339581485058

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Good god, hoping these get replaced and find their way onto platinum. Morningside is at least understandable though.