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Zone of Quiet: 1925

January 1925. Washington, D.C. "Wardman Motor Co. and Carlton Garage, 1108-14 Vermont Avenue." Dealer in Willys-Knight and Overland cars. We take our title from the sign on the lamppost: ZONE OF QUIET: ALL UN­NECESSARY NOISES PROHIBITED. 8x10 glass negative, National Photo Co. View full size.

January 1925. Washington, D.C. "Wardman Motor Co. and Carlton Garage, 1108-14 Vermont Avenue." Dealer in Willys-Knight and Overland cars. We take our title from the sign on the lamppost: ZONE OF QUIET: ALL UN­NECESSARY NOISES PROHIBITED. 8x10 glass negative, National Photo Co. View full size.

 

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Still can hear my Dad hollering

for leaving an inch of milk in the bottle. Why didn't you just finish it??

Unnecessary Noise Prohibited

I once saw a sign exactly like that on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, next to a hospital. I've always wondered how the police would enforce that regulation. Would an officer approach an offender and say: "Was that noise really necessary? Because if not, I'm gonna have to book you!"

A long lost friend!

Nearly empty milk bottle out on the windowsill to keep cool.

[Plus another one over at the Burlington! - Dave]

Kudos! Finding the second bottle at the Burlington takes a sharp eye! (Brief round of polite applause.)

[Please, no applause -- just throw money. - Dave]

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