Worn welcome
SUN PHOTO BY CAROL SAKOWITZ, csakowitz@sun-herald.com
Signs representing organizations in North Port hang on a chain-link fence frame near the intersection of U.S. 41 and Cranberry Boulevard. While some club signs can be read easily, many cannot.
SUN PHOTO BY CAROL SAKOWITZ, csakowitz@sun-herald.com
The welcome monument on U.S. 41 near Cranberry Boulevard cost $65,000 to construct.
SUN PHOTO BY CAROL SAKOWITZ, csakowitz@sun-herald.com
Whose sign is this? Badly faded, this sign contains no lettering to identify the organization it represents. One obscure hint is the crossed anchors behind the center where a red, white and blue coat of arms appears.
NORTH PORT — You only get one chance to make a first impression. It’s also true you only get one chance to make a second impression.
While travelers to North Port are met at city boundaries by welcome-sign monuments enhanced by manicured landscaping, soon after they’re introduced to the city’s various clubs and organizations by a mix of fading, rusting, 18-inch signs hanging on chain-link fencing framed by metal poles.
