1.0Spacing Torontohttps://spacing.ca/torontoMatthew Blacketthttps://spacing.ca/toronto/author/matt/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2wxsdASHLM"><a href="https://spacing.ca/toronto/2009/01/27/street-signs-of-the-times/">Street signs of the times</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/toronto/2009/01/27/street-signs-of-the-times/embed/#?secret=2wxsdASHLM" width="600" height="338" title="“Street signs of the times” — Spacing Toronto" data-secret="2wxsdASHLM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Toronto’s new street signs are beginning to appear at intersections across the city. About five years ago the City of Toronto began the process of replacing all of the old, damaged street signs (photo below). In the old city of Toronto, the old-fashion signs — white background, all-cap black type, embossed black trim, and aContinue readinghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3232623710_6c2c8ddd9d.jpg