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01-AUG-2007 Ralf Brown

2007-08-01 Directions

Pittsburgh, PA view map

One of the color-coded signs of the Pittsburgh Wayfinder System, established in the
mid-1990s to help people find places in town. The color of the sign indicates in which
part of the city the destination lies (the schematic at the top of the sign shows the
five colored regions in relation to the area's three rivers).

This is my entry for the Totally Informal Thursday Challenge; this week's theme is Using Color.

Comments on the comments:
1. Pittsburgh has come a long way in navigability since I moved here in
1986 -- at the time, only a small fraction of street corners even had
street signs!
2. The Rehabilitation Institute of Pittsburgh does physical rehabilitation,
primarily of children with disabilities.

Pentax Optio WP
1/400s f/3.7 at 10.5mm iso50 hide exif
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Date/Time01-Aug-2007 15:55:33
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Exposure Time1/400 sec
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Will Denney03-Aug-2007 20:58
another great informative post! nicely done!
virginiacoastline03-Aug-2007 01:42
rehab?
no.no.no

=)
Linda Willets03-Aug-2007 00:15
excellent
royalld02-Aug-2007 20:29
Color-coded signs... progressive idea for a city.
Guest 02-Aug-2007 15:14
That's a good sign you're putting a great shot here.
Sheila02-Aug-2007 13:42
What a great idea. We could use those sort of signs here.
Dave Wixx02-Aug-2007 13:34
Cool - I'm not sure if Jen and Dan might need the rehab!!!!
Yvonne02-Aug-2007 12:12
Love the sign!
Johnny Rasmussen02-Aug-2007 11:40
Good entry and good interpretation!
Guest 02-Aug-2007 10:50
Excellent entry for the challenge.Amazing how many things in our everyday life is colour coded!
joanteno02-Aug-2007 10:29
Coool, My neice is going to Chatham University!
beverley harrison02-Aug-2007 10:24
which is ok if you are not colourblind!!cool idea tho!!
Luca Zanoni02-Aug-2007 08:38
clever !
Carinoza02-Aug-2007 08:04
Choose the best path: go squirrel watching, attend school, or go check yourself at rehab ... (squirrels, here I come!). :-D
Thanx for the b/g info about the sign which in itself is interesting enough!
Guest 02-Aug-2007 07:23
colourful sighn.
Dan Chusid02-Aug-2007 05:56
Thanks.
I needed directions to rehab...
: )
Tim van Woensel02-Aug-2007 05:25
Colorful sign.
Maaike Huizer02-Aug-2007 05:14
Original entry. Nice crispy image.
Cindi Smith02-Aug-2007 03:19
So, if you get attacked by the squirrels while attending college, then you can go to Rehab and get all better, right?? Great idea and entry and on a serious note, I love the history of the signs.