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Boston, city of uppercase

By Rob Anderson

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  January 01, 2012

For commuters rushing to and from the Back Bay T station, there’s nothing remarkable about the green and white street sign at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and Clarendon Street. It gets its job done, informing passersby where they are, and in which direction the two roads run. And yet it could do more: It could, through elegant or distinctive lettering, define the look of Boston - or so an anonymous tipster pointed out this week, in an uploaded complaint sent to Citizens Connect, the City Hall service.

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