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Salt Lake City staff propose brown historic-district street signs; commissioners favor tweaks to keep street names legible
Summary
Public services staff presented three prototype brown signs to identify local historic districts; commissioners generally favored Option B for prominence of "Local Historic District," raised concerns about logo changes and legibility, and asked staff to return to city council with cost/installation options.
Julie Crookston, deputy director for the Salt Lake City Department of Public Services, presented a proposed historic-district street-sign program and three full-size prototype designs to the Historic Landmark Commission. The signs are brown to conform with common practice for historic districts and are intended to help visitors and new residents identify historic neighborhoods and enhance neighborhood identity.
"There has been a lot of public interest and also some council…
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