I somehow don't believe that there's now a federal mandate for a more standard type of sign. The ritzy LA suburb called Palos Verdes Estates apparently has had the same type of street sign since that city was created in the 1920s, and they're basically made out of wood, with decorative metal curlicues:
maureenmegowan.com
A bad image but you get the idea, from Google Street View:
A better image:
palosverdeslifestyle.com
Incidentally, the Palos Verdes Peninsula is where the Chadwick School is located, as in where Mommie Dearest sent Christina Crawford to school.[/QUOTE]
You guys are not going to believe this, but my uncle designed the city logo seen on all the street signs in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Sorry I don't know how to post a Google Map picture but here is a link. The picture isn't too good, it seems the Google mappers went thru early morning and there is a lot of glare.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...43.39,,0,-10.8