How an Artist Helped Millions of Drivers With a Counterfeit Highway Sign
WEBJul 28, 2023 · His goal was to construct a big “Interstate 5” shield logo plus the word NORTH in the normal highway-sign font, and affix it to an existing sign in the middle of downtown LA about 2.5 miles...
This Guerrilla Public Servant Forged an L.A. Freeway Sign to Help ...
WEBFeb 11, 2015 · This Guerrilla Public Servant Forged an L.A. Freeway Sign to Help People Avoid Getting Lost. By 99% Invisible. Artist Richard Ankrom added the words and symbol “North Interstate 5” to an ...
The Guerrilla Artist Who Fixed L.A.'s Worst Freeway Sign - theLAnd
WEBIn 2001, Richard Ankrom installed a fake freeway sign in downtown L.A. in order to fix a real problem for commuters. The sign is now long gone, but 20 years later, the stunt remains etched into the soul of the city.
That Time An Artist Installed an I-5 Sign Over The 110 and It …
WEBFeb 12, 2015 · The I-5 exit, Ankrom saw, wasn’t indicated on the green overhead sign that directed drivers as the freeway split between the 5, 110, and 101. Whether intentional or not, it was clear that the California Department of Transportation (known as Caltrans) had made a mistake.
How One Fed-Up Dude Fixed an Awful Highway Sign Himself - Gizmodo
WEBFeb 17, 2015 · Ankrom, an artist and sign painter, decided to make the Interstate 5 North shield himself. He also decided that he would take it upon himself to install it above the 110 freeway. He would call it...
LA's stealthy freeway sign artist still up to his old tricks - ABC7 …
WEBJan 22, 2018 · That's what spurred the artist and sign maker to make a national splash back in 2001, when he secretly designed, built and installed a 5 Freeway north traffic sign over the 110 Freeway.
The Fake Freeway Sign that Became a Real Public Service
WEBJan 11, 2010 · He designed and sewed a Caltrans uniform, cut the shield-like "5" shape as well as a "NORTH" from sheet metal, and affixed the reflectors to match the existing system. He even gave the...
Artist or Sign Painter? Richard Ankrom's Notorious Signs
WEBIn 2001, Richard Ankrom was widely recognized as a guerrilla artist by the media for his installation of North and Interstate 5 traffic signage along the 110 Freeway, however, few may know him as a sign painter.
Guerrilla Public Service Redux - 99% Invisible
WEBDec 12, 2017 · Ankrom, an artist and sign painter, decided to make the Interstate 5 North shield himself. He also decided that he would take it upon himself to install it above the 110 freeway. He would call it an act of “guerrilla public service.”
RICHARD ANKROM’s Freeway Art: Caltrans Buys Into the Prank
WEBDec 30, 2009 · Poised above the chaos of the 110 freeway, precisely on Gantry 23100, just before the 3rd Street overpass on the northbound Pasadena Freeway, was a perfectly crafted replica of an Interstate 5...