The following set of photographs you will see here show original signalized intersections from the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn. A majority of these were taken in the 1960s, while a handful of others are from the late 1950s.
During the particular time period, two-section (red and green) traffic signals were still in use, while three-section traffic signals already replaced them "x" amount of years earlier.
Enjoy.
Classic two-section traffic signal from the Ruleta company in service in Queens, New York. Circa 1968.
There are two photographs of this set-up, and they show it in its cycle.
The next one shows the well-known overlap, in which both the red and green signal indications are lit for a handful of seconds before the green signal indication terminates. This was an old form of caution for motorists, in which is not in existence in New York City today.
These next two photographs are before and after shots of the corner of 63rd Dr. and Wetherole St. in Queens, New York. The original set-up had two-section traffic signals in use, in which one of them is shown below. Mid 1960s.
In 1969, the signalized intersection uses three-section traffic signals and pedestrian signals, in which were painted dark olive green at the time. These would be repainted to match the current color of the traffic signal in the early 1970s.
From Brooklyn, New York. Circa 1969. At the corner of Albany Av. and Church Av. At the time, an original 1950s three-way traffic signal cluster manufactured by the Marbelite company was in service. Suspended from a simple guy wire/short mast arm set-up. The original brackets that hold the individual heads are still dark olive green, while the traffic signals themselves were repainted yellow several years earlier in the 1960s decade. It was a common practice to see this among many traffic signal clusters throughout N.Y.C. in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Four-way Ruleta from Queens, New York. I believe this was from Liberty Avenue. Circa 1967.
Four-way Marbelite traffic signal cluster. Two-section. Queens, New York. Late 1960s.
Same set-up from above. Though prior to repaint. Was originally dark olive green. Late 1950s.
Once again, same one from Queens. This one shows the traffic signal's momentary overlap. 1961.
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