Yesterday, in a ceremony that took place at the corner of Second and Warren streets, the 200 block of Warren Street was dedicated to Barbara and Jacob Walthour, for thirty-five years the owners of a bar known as the Savoia, first located at 255 Warren Street and later located at 216 Warren Street. Signs indicating the dedication now appear at the intersection of Second and Warren and the intersection of Third and Warren.
The story of how this came about is told here: "Honorary Street Naming." Lance Wheeler was present to record the dedication proceedings. His video of the ceremony can be viewed here.
Difficult if not impossible to read especially at night. Distracting and cluttered, too high, type too small, blocked by signs below. Find better, more appropriate locations, please, where everyone can appreciate AND READ THEM, not 22 feet off the ground. What you don't want are more drivers taking their eyes off the street in front of them for a second or three trying and failing to read a sign that is if no help at a busy intersection along the truck route and full of pedestrians. Another poorly thought out effort by Kamal Johnson's mismanaged, unmanaged and unimaginably incoherent city hall.
ReplyDeleteOh, by the way, 60 feet away, the new LED streetlight on 3rd just north of Warren is still not working and never has been since being installed by National Grid months ago when they handed the reins over to DPW to maintain all of our streetlights. Call DPW if you notice one of their streetlights out, they will tell you that they are "working on it." For months or years. In the meantime, try not get run over while crossing the street there at night where it is so dark EVERY NIGHT while you're trying to read the new dark and small dedication sign 22 feet off the ground at the same time a driver is distracted by the same sign they needn't be attempting to read day or night, light or pitch dark.
ReplyDeleteI’m starting to think Bill is a psyop created by City Hall to make all of it’s detractors seem like cranks
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ReplyDeleteDePietro is already using Bill's communications as a pretext to suppress legitimate resident letters to the council... viewpoint discrimination.