Today I describe an intersection.
The photographs show the confluence of two neighborhood streets in Medford: Harvard Place and Princeton Way. The neighborhood was platted and built out in the late 1960s. There is also a Stanford Avenue, an Oxford Place, and a Yale Drive. The lots are a half-acre to an acre.
I have seen Trump signs in Medford and the rural areas surrounding it continually since 2019. Sometimes "Trump won!" Sometimes "F--- You for voting for Biden." Most often just "Trump." Some signs were never taken down from the 2020 election and its aftermath. I have not seen a Biden sign in this election cycle. Nor had I seen a Harris sign on a Medford street until this week, beginning with my sign four days ago.
The house in the first photo is where my wife and I live. Three days ago I put up this three-by-five-foot sign in my front yard. I wanted to show that there were Harris-supporters, too. The sign faces west and into the middle of the intersection.
The neighbors across the street put up extensive Christmas decorations, including a large illuminated cross high over their house. The day after my sign went up they put up their sign. It faces east and into the middle of the intersection.
The day after that, a third neighbor, in the home catty-corner from mine and across the street from the Trump sign, put up their sign. It faces northeast and into the center of the intersection.
Here is a close-up of their hand-painted sign:
So far, the fourth house at the intersection has no sign.
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