The Traffic Light Makes Its Debut
August 5, 1914
The first electric lighting system for directing traffic was installed in Cleveland, Ohio on this date. Erected at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street, the signal was designed by James Hoge and installed by the American Traffic Signal Company. The device was birdhouse-shaped, and consisted of four pairs of red and green lights that s…
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