Think you can spot an antique porcelain plate worth thousands from a pile of thrift store items? One man in Illinois managed to do so at a Goodwill store in a Chicago suburb. "I bought a rare ...

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The story of Los Angeles’ street signs is hidden safely away on the ninth floor of Caltrans’ downtown headquarters: Hand-stenciled wooden two-by-fours like those that originated in the 1890s, their ...

The signage of the New York City subway — stylish Helvetica, white-on-black type — is one of the most universally recognized design schemes in the world. By June 28, quite a bit of it will need to ...