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Blue Tile Project

THE BLUE TILE PROJECT is to catalog all remaining blue tile street signs remaining in the greater Houston area. The blue tile street signs lined our streets as early as the 1930's and are slowly disappearing. These signs are uniquely Houston and our the first signs of street art. Don't let this part of Houston's past be kicked to the curb. If you see one, snap a picture and use the hashtag #WordOnTheStreet #StreetArt #Houston and share with the world.

THE VISION OF THE BLUE TILE PROJECT is to bring awareness to the street tiles and give Houstonians something to call their own. I could see one day the blue tile font being synonymous with Houston. Giving our streets & Houston a unique character.

6.3 Million residents live in the 9-county Houston-Woodland-Sugarland MSA. That makes it the nation’s 5th most populous metro area. That is larger than Missouri or Maryland. Houston is the nation’s 4th most populous city.

Houston is the crossroads for Interstate Highways 10 and 45. Other major highways serving Houston are Interstate 610, U.S. 59, U.S. 90, U.S. 290, Texas 99, Texas 146, Texas 225, Texas 249, Texas 288, Hardy Toll Road, Westpark Tollway and Beltway 8. The Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) contains 4,206 lane miles of freeways and expressways