THE STAR Johannesburg –
1935
10 & 27 July and 1 & 7 August
NEW ROAD SIGNS ON THE EAST RAND
1935, July 10
In BOKSBURG new ROAD SIGNS had been erected to mark the boundaries of the municipal area and to indicate important roads. The signs are surmounted by red and white lights, and the boundary signs bear the town’s coat of arms.
10 & 27 July and 1 & 7 August
NEW ROAD SIGNS ON THE EAST RAND
1935, July 10
In BOKSBURG new ROAD SIGNS had been erected to mark the boundaries of the municipal area and to indicate important roads. The signs are surmounted by red and white lights, and the boundary signs bear the town’s coat of arms.
CONCRETE ROAD
1935, July 10
The CONCRETE surface of
DIAGONAL STREET stood up well for 4 years, although it had one of the
busiest corners in JOHANNESBURG, especially in the early morning and late
afternoon. This photo must have been taken only days before STOP SIGNS were erected
at busy intersections in Johannesburg.
STOP SIGNS in Johannesburg
1935, 1 August
Johannesburg drivers
were forced to obey STOP SIGNS, as 26 new inspectors joined the City Traffic
Inspectors to enforce the STOP rule at “through” street intersections.
A WHITE LINE EXPERIMENT
1935, 7 August
Passers-by were puzzled
by the appearance of 11 mysterious WHITE LINES among the ordinary traffic
lines outside the New Library in Johannesburg. Facetious suggestions were made
that, failing a futuristic traffic experiment, it was a new “hopscotch” pitch.
The mystery was solved when THE STAR was informed it was a private municipal
test to settle a road paint tender. Each line represents a different type of
paint.
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