A streetcorner or street corner is the location which lies adjacent to an

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of two roads. Such locations are important in terms of local planning and commerce, usually being the locations of

street signs Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users. The earliest signs were simple wooden or stone milestones. Later, signs with directional arms were introduce ...

and

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s, as well as being a prime spot to locate a business due to visibility and accessibility from traffic going along either of the adjacent streets. One source suggests that this is so for a facility combining two purposes, like an automotive showroom that provides repair services as well: "For all these types of buildings, property on a street corner is most desirable as separate entrances are most easily provided for." Due to this visibility, street-corners are the choice location for activities ranging from panhandling to

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to protests to petition signature drives, hence the term "street-corner politics". This makes street-corners a good location to observe human activity, for purposes of learning what environmental structures best fit that activity.Jon Lang, ''Urban Design: The American Experience'', page 310, 1994. Sidewalks at street corners tend to be rounded, rather than coming to a point, for ease of traffic making turns at the intersection. Inner-City Street Scene - Camden - New Jersey - 04

Inner-City Street Scene - Camden - New Jersey - 04

A street-corner in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland

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