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Oakridge Line Bus Scroll
sign, directional
North American
1950s?
White bus scroll from the Oakridge bus line. The top of the scroll has 'OAKRIDGE (Fageol)" handwritten upside down on the top of the scroll." The bus stop names are listed in large white capital letters set against a black background. The stops listed in order are: Spanish Banks; Chartered; Cambie - 14; 41st - Oak; Downtown; Victory Square; Macdonald to 41st; Macdonald to 16th; Macdonald to Broadway; Not in Service. The back side of the scroll has each stop handwritten with arrows to indicate the correct place to stop winding the roll when adjusting the route name. The place names listed on the back mirror those on the front.
Cloth, Paint
Black, White
Stencilled
Visual Communication, Tools & Equipment For Communication