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jamaica avenue. old street signage. on Flickr.When I was growing up, the street signs in NYC were color coded according to borough. Manhattan and Staten Island were yellow and black, Brooklyn was black and white, the Bronx was blue and white, and Queens was white and blue. Not many of these old street signs exist anymore, so whenever I see one, it brings me back.
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jamaica avenue. old street signage. on Flickr.

When I was growing up, the street signs in NYC were color coded according to borough. Manhattan and Staten Island were yellow and black, Brooklyn was black and white, the Bronx was blue and white, and Queens was white and blue. Not many of these old street signs exist anymore, so whenever I see one, it brings me back.

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Avatar My name is Bonnie Natko. I'm a native New Yorker, born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens. I'm a photographer who simply loves the city and the people who interact with it on a daily basis. These are my daily travels as seen through my iPhone in Hipstamatic. Follow me on Facebook!.

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