On my way to work in the mornings, I go through an intersection with an upside down stop light. It was put there intentionally, its actually one of the famous hot spots in Syracuse. It is a tribute to the strong Irish heritage here in the Syracuse, NY area.
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There was a blurb about this stoplight in our Upstate New York visitor magazine. Here's what it says: "Story has it that the "good sons of Ireland" didn't want a traffic light, first installed in the mid-1920's, with the British red on top of the Irish green. Kids known as 'stonethrowers' pelted and broke the light and several replacements. The City finally agreed to place the green light on top and the 'green light of Ireland' has shown proudly at that corner ever since."
So there you have it - the story behind this upside-down stoplight.
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