Coast Route Santa Barbara highway sign.

Up for sale today is this Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles sign. Made to the exact standards as used around 1922-28 by the Auto Club of Southern California on the Coast Route and elsewhere. the sign shown here was posted on what is now US Route 101 southbound, just as one was leaving the city of Goleta.

The original of these, complete with the logo of the Automobile Club of Southern California, would cost many thousands of dollars if it even survives at all. Please note that I can make a diamond sign for any set of destinations. inquire about custom orders!

The sign is flat printed on steel, with completely accurate layout and fonts. It weighs about 8 lb. 4 oz., and is a faithful remake to the original size of 18 by 18 inches (or about 25 1/2 inches up and down between the points). If you would like a different size, please do not hesitate to inquire.

This is a high quality, heavy steel, non-reflective sign — perfect for indoor or outdoor display. Accept no imitations that may be one-third this price, but are one-tenth the quality. No cheap tin to be found here, with the wrong fonts, layouts, size, shape, or any other manner of embarrassing imperfection. This one will make even the most discerning collector stick their nose into the sign, as it looks that good from that close!

I can of course make these signs with any destinations of your choice, and not just this style, but older and newer ones, and even the classic route marker, mileage, and city limit guide signs from bygone eras. Anything you would like, made with unsurpassed quality right here in the good old US of A.

Figure about 10 lb. 4 oz. for shipping, packed carefully and mailed from zip code 61833. Our signs are only printed when you buy them. Allow about 10 business days for manufacturing, in addition to the usual delivery time.

The watermark and bear logo in the design preview will not appear on the actual sign. We have begun adding a watermark because we have had problems with other companies copying our artwork to make lesser-quality imitations. You will only get this high level of quality in design and materials from Signs by Jake.

"Life doesn't happen along the interstates. It's against the law." —Charles Kuralt

Thank you for your purchase!