Showing posts with label East 2nd Street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label East 2nd Street. Show all posts

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

J is for Joey Ramone

On 30th November 2003, New York's East 2nd Street was officially named Joey Ramone Place in honour of The Ramones frontman. Since then, it's become the city's most stolen street sign - surprisingly half-inched more than that of Broadway and Wall Street.

After its last disappearance, action was taken to prevent the removal of its replacement. While the rest of New York's street signs stand around 12 to 14 feet off the ground, the sign for Joey Ramone Place has been raised to 20 feet with an aim to deter thieves. About as tall as the man himself then.

From the information I've just provided, can you work out what is wrong with the picture below...?



No? Well, the sign's actually pointing the wrong way. The last time they replaced it they positioned it towards the Bowery, rather than East 2nd Street, which as you can see is the one at the bottom pointing towards the camera.




All 5'4" of me next to the 20' high sign.
It would have made such an awesome souvenir as well.