This weekend I had the opportunity to explore some old road stuff around eastern Massachusetts with a pair of veteran road enthusiasts.
Ancient "thickly settled" sign in I believe Boxford, possibly Groveland.
An abandoned side road off MA 110 near I-495. There was once a small bridge here over a creek, but there is virtually no trace of pavement left, and this road clearly hasn't been touched in decades.
Quite possibly the reason for the trip, and the most significant find, is this right turn ahead sign in southern Boston on Mass Ave. Yes that is early button copy lettering on a (faded) black background.
An MBTA commuter train paced us along Burgin Pkwy in Quincy.
In the process of clinching MA 145 in Winthrop, the last North Shore road for me, we made a wrong turn and stumbled upon this ancient 145 shield.
Original MassPike signage at interchanges 16 and 17 in Newton. Some similar signs have already been replaced, and these are probably on their way out.
The last one was a failed attempt at photographing one from a bad angle, but I kept it because it shows up-close that this is clearly old button copy.
Still in Newton was this ancient MA 16 shield, which looks like it hasn't weathered the years very well.
While sitting at a traffic signal I noticed this cleverly-painted control box. Yes that is a (mostly) accurate map of the area.
Boston's ubiquitous Citgo sign from Commonwealth Ave. The reason for the photograph was the Federal Heath sign below, which I originally thought was a misspelling of "health".
Another spectacular find was this C1/C9 sign on Beacon Street near Charlesgate. C stands for city, as this was once, long long ago, the city routing of US 1 and MA 9.
The final find of the day was this elderly MA 28 shield outside Back Bay Station.
For more similar old road things from around Massachusetts and the country, check out http://alpsroads.net/roads/
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