WALK, don’t run!
On a very hot 4 July 2002, a set of signals in Washington Park face replacement. Among them: A unique pagoda-style 4-way signal that actually faces one way of traffic. On the two sides that face 90 degrees, the signal has a red light and a WALK light that activates for pedestrians; the side opposite the traffic has simply a red light.
The signal is mounted on a stainless-steel truss that was probably erected in the early 1960s. The three other signals used at the intersection are Crouse-Hinds “breadloaf”-style signals that probably date from the same time period as the trusses.Photos taken 4 July 2002.
As of early October, these signals are history. See what they look like.
