SOLD-Antique Porcelain Humpback Double Sided NYC Street Sign
SOLD-Antique Porcelain Humpback Double Sided NYC Street Sign
Antique porcelain humpback double sided NYC Street Sign, circa early 1900s. Cobalt blue enamel and white enamel. Sign says Sedgwick Ave & Dickinson Ave. In the Bronx, NY zip code 10463.
Sedgwick Avenue is a major street in the Bronx, New York City. It runs roughly parallel to Jerome Avenue, the Major Deegan Expressway, and University Avenue. Sedgwick Avenue is one of the longest streets in the western part of the Bronx, running from Mosholu Parkway at the north to Macombs Dam Bridge at its southern end, about 800 feet (250 m) west of Yankee Stadium.
From the early 20th century until the 1970s, Sedgwick Avenue was one of the busiest thoroughfares in the Bronx, having streetcars, buses, and train stations. In around 1900, it was a popular road for weekend bicycle tours and military marches to Van Cortlandt Park.From 1918 to 1958, the Sedgwick Avenue elevated station operated at Webster Avenue
Collectible Classic piece of NYC History.
CONDITION
Good
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CONDITION DETAILS
Overall good condition. Some cloudy areas on porcelain please ask for more photos if needed.
WEAR
Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS
H 11 in. x W 22 in. x D .12 in.
H 27.94 cm x W 55.88 cm x D 3.05