They Had That Back Then? #1
This series will showcase vintage examples of what you may have thought were relatively recent developments. Today's lesson: Traffic Cameras.
(from the May 1956 issue of Popular Science)
(from the August 1959 issue of Popular Science)
Comments
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i knew they'd been around at least since the '70s because they refered to a picture from one in a episode of 'columbo'. i didn't know they dated back to the '50s though. and they still haven't really caught on! (thank god!)
Posted by patty on 05/07 at 03:10 PM
Oh they are all over here in my town. They rake in the big dollars snapping away at people who get to the red light at 4 am, pause for a moment and then roll on through.
I had no idea they had been around for so long though.
Posted by Nethie on 05/07 at 05:09 PM
Wayne,
I don't actually have much free time to search for old articles, but I do like old magazines and quite often when I am simply browsing through them I find interesting stuff, thanks to the age of the magazines.
Posted by Salamander Sam in Chicago on 05/07 at 09:18 PM
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Category: Photography and Photographers, Transportation, 1950's