SS street sign.

[mikebennidict]

I often visit a site about cities and somebody posted these old photos of NYC from the 40s through the 70s and the street signs looked simaller to the SS sign. don't know what that shape is that had the CTW sign on it witch now has the 123 on it. obviously they copied off the NY street signs.

 

[BEAR]

Can you post us these pictures so we know what you are talking about?

 

[mikebennidict]

http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P02688.jpg here's a couple of signs under the one way sign. I know it isn't really good but there were a few of these photos, and none of them were real close up.

 

[Vic Romano]

Oh that's cool; nice catch mike!

 

[jeffkjoe]

The original Sesame Street street sign from the first ten years now resides behind a glass case at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

It's framed above Oscar in his trash can (not an original puppet, more like the poseable Muppet one) and next to the original Howdy Doody and Mister Rogers' red cardigan sweater.

I have a picture of it that I can post.

 

[zanimum]

This is the Oscar in the Smithsonian.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_the_Grouch

 

[jeffkjoe]

Here's a picture of the original Sesame Street sign, 1969 - late 70's, as it appears behind a glass case in the Smithsonian Institute:



http://img482.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img064725hi.jpg

 

[rumtar_10165]

I wanted to know what happened to the original sign, thanks for telling us.

 

[jeffkjoe]

Yeah, I think if you want to see a LOT of SESAME STREET-related material, then the Maryland / Washington D.C. area is the place to go, BECAUSE:

1) You can see at the Smithsonian
- the original SESAME STREET sign (1969 - 198?)
- a replica of Oscar the Grouch in his trash can
- a replica of the original Kermit the Frog

plus,

2) At the University of Maryland at College Park
You can see a Memorial for the late alumnus Jim Henson (a statue of him talking to a statue of Kermit on a bench) outside the student union.

 

[doctort13]

My father-in-law lives between DC and Baltimore. I must take my daughter to see these wonderful Sesame artifacts the next time we visit with him.