A Retirement Home For Old Traffic Lights
It's been way too long. I'm working on a lot of updates to the website. Gotten some new stuff over the past year. Yeah, I know, A YEAR. A few previews of some of my acquisitions:Some of the highlights are A Crouse Hinds Art Deco 3 Way Signal A GE Beacon. My 1st beacon! A... Continue Reading →
Been quite a while since I last updated this site. Hopefully 2022 eventually get's better. 2021 sure was another crappy year for my signal collecting efforts. The pandemic is still taking its toll on my business. Got better toward the end of 2021, but who the heck knows what will happen. Anyway, my signal collecting... Continue Reading →
In early August I had some fellow signal enthusiasts up for a visit and we cruised around town staring up in the sky looking at traffic lights. This is part 2 of what we saw in Utica, New York. There is a lot of cool signals still around. They're cool if you're a fan of... Continue Reading →
Rome, NY is also home to many old Traffic Signals. Rome was a much larger city than it is now. Being home to Griffiss Air Force Base for nearly 50 years until it was decommissioned, the population was much higher than it is today. The city also tends to take care of its signals. Most... Continue Reading →
I've always had a thing for anything from Utica, NY from it's golden age. Utica was once one of the top 10 populous cities in New York and a great hub for transportation since it was in the center of New York State. So with a city having a large population, comes the need for... Continue Reading →
With all the pandemonium going on with the Coronavirus making it's way around the country & world, I did a small update. The 4 signals that were upstairs are now down with the rest of the crew. Moving them down a set of stairs is always challenging doing it alone, and luckily, I haven't dropped... Continue Reading →
Is this really my first post of 2020? Guess so. Must be a while since anything founds it's way to the signal retirement home. So I guess January will be filled with pedestrian signals. Thats ok with me. They aren't as big, heavy and bulky as the 4 way signals I'm used to getting the... Continue Reading →
Off to its new home I guess I have a thing for 4 way signals. This one was signal number 20 coming here in September 2019, and number 14 for four ways I have.Definition: Four·teen/ËŒfôrˈtÄ“n,ˈfôrËŒtÄ“n/1. equivalent to the product of seven and two; one more than thirteen, or six less than twenty.2. signal hoarder meaning... Continue Reading →
Links to articles that have been written about me and my lights. Always looking to have someone who can write better than me come and take a look at them and write about them. Clinton Record Article August 2019 Utica Observer Dispatch Article March 2019 Exploring Upstate Blog February 2019
Tony's Traffic Light Site 