Holland Tunnel (Page 2): PS there are many many signs before you getting there explaining where you are going. You can easily extrapolate Holland Tunnel from what was there. Extremely...

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

FrankR wrote:

If you’re at the NJ entrance to the Holland Tunnel (which is shown in the picture) and you can’t read the sign, or you’re unsure of your location because of some Christmas decorations, you’ve got more serious problems than the decorations.

PS there are many many signs before you getting there explaining where you are going. You can easily extrapolate Holland Tunnel from what was there. Extremely hard to miss the tunnel once you reach the point where the photo was taken. My first time there I did not miss it and didn't need the sign over the big cave to figure out it was the tunnel.

Stephan G

FrankR wrote:

If you’re at the NJ entrance to the Holland Tunnel (which is shown in the picture) and you can’t read the sign, or you’re unsure of your location because of some Christmas decorations, you’ve got more serious problems than the decorations.

Yes. It is called traffic.

Both shots were made at the lowest level of traffic.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

Stephan G wrote:

However, one has to keep in mind that the name is ... (show quote)

Anyone that couldn’t figure that out not only shouldn’t be driving but shouldn’t be allowed out in public!

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

Stephan G wrote:

To someone totally unfamiliar with the area, very important.

And a typical New Yorker is crossing against the light in the top picture.

Aah, you don't understand, lights in NYC for pedestrians mean 2 things green = WALK and red = RUN,
VBG.

RichieC Loc: Adirondacks

Stephan G wrote:

To someone totally unfamiliar with the area, very important.

And a typical New Yorker is crossing against the light in the top picture.

ROFL- so decorations or no decorations in place, someone approaching this tunnel is surprised!- Tell me what their options are? See- you've blown past all the warnings about tolls, hazmat, Holland Tunnel, New York City...etc. etc. etc. and now you are in 9 lanes of ONE WAY TRAFFIC and your very next destination has already been determined since you passed the last possible exit. I suppose you could expect that the only tunnels there are in existence both of which will bring you to the same place... albeit 2 miles farther down the island.

However I do see your point... it could be confusing for people expecting to enter Holland... imagine their surprise at discovering they come up after a few minutes... in New York City! The nanny state must do something for these traumatized people expecting Rembrandt and dykes... (probably can find both pretty quickly- but windmills are scarce) maybe a free drive through counseling session of some sort- though going the other direction would probably have a greater need....

Sorry to pick on you , but once you get to the point- you are committed- there is no way to turn around, and the only other tunnel there is, is only 2 miles away and it goes to Hell* instead of Lincoln Nebraska........ so if you are hopelessly lost because of a wreath and a tree barely obliterating the name of the tunnel- and you can't figure out which it is... and can't imagine where it might go... well we have bigger problems.

* Lincoln Tunnel comes up near "Hell's Kitchen ;)

This is all much ado about nothing.

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FrankR Loc: NYC

Architect1776 wrote:

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Only in your myopic view.

FrankR Loc: NYC

Architect1776 wrote:

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Only in your myopic view.

FrankR Loc: NYC

Architect1776 wrote:

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You’re absolutely correct

FrankR Loc: NYC

Stephan G wrote:

To someone totally unfamiliar with the area, very important.

And a typical New Yorker is crossing against the light in the top picture.

1 - As Architect1776 correctly pointed out, there are directional signs everywhere leading you to the tunnel. If you pay attention to them, that’s where you end up.
2 - As I correctly pointed out, that’s the tunnel entrance in NJ, not NY.
3- There are 8+million of us; what’s a “typical New Yorker?”

berchman Loc: South Central PA

People seem to be missing the point here. This is a photography forum so, presumably, aesthetics have some relevance. It's not that the sign is confusing; it's that it's jarring to paste a triangular shape (the tree) on the letter N and it's equally jarring to see a circular shape (the wreath) on the letter U. Whoever did it had no eye for harmony. Now with the tree on A and the second wreath removed from U, it looks a lot better.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

berchman wrote:

People seem to be missing the point here. This is a photography forum so, presumably, aesthetics have some relevance. It's not that the sign is confusing; it's that it's jarring to paste a triangular shape (the tree) on the letter N and it's equally jarring to see a circular shape (the wreath) on the letter U. Whoever did it had no eye for harmony. Now with the tree on A and the second wreath removed from U, it looks a lot better.

Jarring? Wow!!

JamesCurran Loc: Trenton ,NJ

Architect1776 wrote:

Democrats at it again.
They hate America and Christians.

Ok, How could you POSSIBLY determine wanting to move the decorations as being either anti-American OR anti-Christian????

JamesCurran Loc: Trenton ,NJ

berchman wrote:

People seem to be missing the point here. This is a photography forum so, presumably, aesthetics have some relevance. It's not that the sign is confusing; it's that it's jarring to paste a triangular shape (the tree) on the letter N and it's equally jarring to see a circular shape (the wreath) on the letter U. Whoever did it had no eye for harmony. Now with the tree on A and the second wreath removed from U, it looks a lot better.

Exactly. And the fact that they put the wreath over the O means they realized that --- and then they dropped the ball with the tree. Basically, the survey was just a distraction because the Port Authority didn't eant to admit it screwed up.

cdayton

Architect1776 wrote:

Democrats at it again.
They hate America and Christians.

Actually, just hate bigots.

Just4stan

All this talk about decorations is meaningless. The only thing that really matters is the traffic. For those of you who have never driven through the Holland Tunnel or Lincoln Tunnel or driven over the George Washington Bridge to go to Manhattan, my suggestion is DON’T. Traffic in Manhattan moves at a snail’s pace and parking will break your budget. From New Jersey take a bus or a train and in Manhattan walk or take the subway. Happy New Year to all.