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Post by Brenda on Sept 26, 2014 7:42:44 GMT -5
One night this week, "The Dust Bowl Cousins" was on TV, and I noticed something that I don't remember ever noticing before in this episode. It was a stop sign. Yesterday, I watched the DVD of the same episode, looking for Cora's hats, and I saw it again, so I took a screen shot. Has anyone ever seen a stop sign like this? It's the right shape, but where I live, stop signs are red. Does anyone know if stop signs looked like this in the 1930s? Also, what are the chances that a country back road in an isolated place like Waltons Mountain would have had a stop sign? (Actually, I was just thinking, Waltons Mountain couldn't have been that isolated, with all the carnival people, writers, actors, etc, who just happened to get dropped off there and found a place to stay temporarily with The Waltons.) Attachments:
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Post by Brenda on Sept 26, 2014 7:48:02 GMT -5
A quick google search just answered my own question. Stop Sign"From 1924 to 1954, stop signs were made with a black stop legend on a yellow field. In 1954, the sign gained its current white legend/red field color configuration."
I like how the producers went to the trouble to use an authentic "depression-era" stop sign. |
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Post by JeriJet on Sept 26, 2014 9:53:20 GMT -5
Yes, I do remember those stop signs.... a little surprised that it changed to red as early as 1954. Oh, and I actually remember them more from rural areas upstate NY... probably noticed them more up there because of the sparseness of the population -- must have blended into the environment more down on Long Island  |
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Post by River on Sept 26, 2014 18:41:56 GMT -5
(Actually, I was just thinking, Waltons Mountain couldn't have been that isolated, with all the carnival people, writers, actors, etc, who just happened to get dropped off there and found a place to stay temporarily with The Waltons.) They sure did have their fill of interesting travelers! Guess Waltons Mtn was not off the beaten path. I like it when John Boy goes to college and tells people where he's from and no one has heard of it, yet all of these other people can find it. |
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Post by JeriJet on Sept 26, 2014 20:39:56 GMT -5
I once had a car accident about 5 miles south of Binghamton (late 70's?) -- a large, open truck backed into me !! It was a farmer and his wife and little boy about 9..... they were very apologetic and nice.... learned that they had never been this far away from their home -- 20 miles -- and got confused when taking a right off the "main road" so decided to back up and go left !! ... Can anyone imagine never going 20 miles away from home ?! ... and, I bet they had never been to a "big city" like Binghamton !!! ... probably about 20-25 thousand back then.
On the other hand, maybe some folks from Binghamton had never even heard of the small town those people came from.... Having spent most of my life traveling around quite a bit, I have learned that there are those who are very aware of everything around them for a good 100 mi. radius at least, and those who seldom feel any reason to "explore." It was probably the same back on Waltons Mtn in the 30's and 40's....
Today, I'm sure the internet has changed that quite a bit.... most of us are much more aware. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2014 20:40:25 GMT -5
and we never see the stop sign again
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Post by nedandres on Sept 26, 2014 22:51:28 GMT -5
Hi Jeri, thanks for sharing yet another fascinating story. Having gone to college in the 1980s in western New York State, I know how rural it is, and many people stayed close to home most of the time. Here in Ecuador, there are people who have not traveled much more than the distances you mentioned. It is definitely a different world, although it is changing.
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Post by carol on Sept 27, 2014 2:20:45 GMT -5
Gilligan's Island was supposed to be an uncharted desert isle but everyone and their brother seemed to find it.I guess Waltons Mountain is the same.
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Post by clyde on Sept 27, 2014 11:11:09 GMT -5
A quick google search just answered my own question. Stop Sign"From 1924 to 1954, stop signs were made with a black stop legend on a yellow field. In 1954, the sign gained its current white legend/red field color configuration."
I like how the producers went to the trouble to use an authentic "depression-era" stop sign. In the episode where Jim Bob was stopped for running a stop sign, and ultimately had to get glasses, was the stop sign red? It was shown fairly prominently for a minute. Just wondering. |
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Post by Brenda on Sept 27, 2014 13:27:36 GMT -5
A quick google search just answered my own question. Stop Sign"From 1924 to 1954, stop signs were made with a black stop legend on a yellow field. In 1954, the sign gained its current white legend/red field color configuration."
I like how the producers went to the trouble to use an authentic "depression-era" stop sign. In the episode where Jim Bob was stopped for running a stop sign, and ultimately had to get glasses, was the stop sign red? It was shown fairly prominently for a minute. Just wondering. I had forgotten about that. Do you know which episode it was? |
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Post by clyde on Sept 27, 2014 15:47:18 GMT -5
Brenda - I think that stop sign was in The Tailspin S7 Ep 22, as best I remember .
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Sept 27, 2014 18:04:34 GMT -5
Brenda - I think that stop sign was in The Tailspin S7 Ep 22, as best I remember .
That should be correct clyde. That is the episode that Jim-Bob's dreams of becoming a pilot crash and burn when he learns his eyesight isn't 20/20. 
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Post by Brenda on Sept 27, 2014 20:17:37 GMT -5
The stop sign from Season 7 Episode 22 "The Tailspin" I guess season 7 producers weren't into historical accuracy as much as season 1 producers. Attachments:
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Post by JeriJet on Sept 28, 2014 19:14:20 GMT -5
Yes, I do remember those stop signs.... a little surprised that it changed to red as early as 1954. Oh, and I actually remember them more from rural areas upstate NY... probably noticed them more up there because of the sparseness of the population -- must have blended into the environment more down on Long Island Been thinking a bit more about old stop signs.... I think I believed they had "turned red" later than 1954 because, of course, they were not all changed at once !! -- i.e., if a town had a rather new yellow one, that one probably stayed around longer.... I bet most of them got put out of service slowly, over time....
So, I did a bit of research.... and learned a couple of things -- although the color red is best to get attention, it presents a problem for those with red/green color blindness (makes sense!) -- so, it was more important to standardize the shape....
Also -- learned that Canada is one of the few countries that has different stop signs !!?? .... Frank, Daniela -- please weigh in !! Oops -- I'd love to hear from every Canadian here what the signs look like in their home territory !!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 20:09:04 GMT -5
In most of Canada (outside the province of Quebec) we have the same Stop signs you Americans have. In Quebec we have these:  The "Arret/Stop" is what I grew up with. Bilingual sign. Arret means 'Stop" in French. However those signs are being phased out (maybe they have been already) and the "Arret" sign will be used from now on. |
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