Follow the Yellow Curb Marker

[Peter Lemkin]

I recall reading, a few(?) years back, about the painted spot(s) on the south curb on Elm St west of Houston St, but I do not remember where the story went. There "needs to be a reason" for the yellow painted area of that curb

I suspect something could be found in Jack White Dealey Plaza photo work studies. Not sure of the "story" angle, but if it was about DP, then Jack was in the neighborhood. I think his work is archived someplace in Texas... here, I found this:http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm...o-jfkwhite

Thanks. When checking I found a photograph of the south curb and saw three yellow painted strips seemingly spaced evenly apart. Maybe placed there for innocent reasons, but it appears they could have been used for another purpose. In any event, just maybe someone has information as to the need for the separate areas of curb to be painted yellow.


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This seems like a very interesting line of inquiry. I'll bet Jack White noticed this - but sadly is no longer with us to ask about. I wonder if he ever wrote about this and it would be in his papers collection at Baylor? Someone should write the Dallas Dept of Public Works [or whoever handled road work there then] and ask them. I have often seen continuous yellow curb in towns in the USA, but don't recall ever seeing before short segments at regular or irregular intervals. Usually they are seen on streets where their might be parking [not the case here!] to denote where parking is NOT allowed, or similar. Often they are red; sometimes yellow-orange. The anomalies pointed out thus far of the curb painted areas is very interesting - whatever their purpose was and when they were put there.....it certainly would be interesting to know these two factors.