Stop signs

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I remember a time when stop signs were not red but yellow on the top and the bottom with a white band and black letters in the middle. Does anyone know when this changed and was it done at the same time throughout the U.S.

I started thinking about this when I read another thread that discussed the changeover from olive mailboxes to the red and blue. I was surprised to learn that happened in 1955. I would have thought it was a little later since I remember the olive mailboxes but I would have been about 3 1/2 years old when the change occurred.

Why can I remember obsure details from 50 years ago but can’t remember where I put my reading glasses?

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I knew this had come up before. Here’s a thread with lots of these things discussed…

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=1&TOPIC_ID=45252

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You can probably remember, you just can’t See them [:D]…

I never knew stop signs weren’t Always red. Thanks for the info…

Jeff

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Don’t know if this was posted on the thread referenced by Jeff but check out:

http://signalfan.freeservers.com/road%20signs/stopsign.htm

Stop Sign History.

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really? That color combination seems very european!
Very interesting, and thanks