The Story of Street Signs

The corner of Story Street and Story Court is one of only a few in the city where older street signs remain. Originally, each borough had signs with unique color combinations. Brooklyn had thick black  porcelain signs with raised white enamel letters (which can still be seen in some places), until the DOT began replacing them with vinyl signs in 1964--still color-coded, Brooklyn's mimicked the porcelain signs and stayed black and white. Then in the 80s, federal mandates required all street signs be green with reflective white lettering. Now new rules will change the signs again so they are more reflective, and, eventually, in a mixed case font called "Clearview." So next time you're out walking around, be sure to look up, because these signs of the times won't be there much longer.