A Street called Obama

Change is in the air, right? And the streets of San Francisco are experiencing that change already. Well… one street in particular. Laughing Squid reports this tale of inaugural street signage hijinks. Apparently in the early hours of January 20th, a group of concerned citizens took it upon themselves to help the city update their street signs… Bush Street  was changed to Obama Street from Presidio to Battery! This is a great example of the creative exuberance that accompanied the day.

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stacksofsigns Plenty of pics to see on Flickr.

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(Thanks to Matt Rebholz for letting us know about this story.)

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