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from the Past

Niles

This wigwag greeted all who entered the historic town of Niles. This was a short industry spur that was removed in 1990. Notice banner turned a bit to the left to compensate for the curve in the road.

Sadly...it too vanished in 1990.

Santa Cruz (Boardwalk)

The wigwag that welcomed visitors to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk finally disappeared in 1998, replaced by a single cantilever flasher. Santa Cruz will never be the same! To see where there are existing wigwags in Santa Cruz, click here.

Gilroy

This wigwag used to protect a pedestrian path
across the former SP coast mainline just north of downtown.
At some point this street had been barricaded, but they left
the wigwag behind to protect the pathway. It was replaced
by a couple of highway flashers during the mid '90's.

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