Bob LeFridge  6d ago

Milton is a funny little place south of Dunedin. A rural service centre which is also home to the infamous Milton Hilton corrections facility.

For as long as I can remember, visitors were welcomed by large signs at either end of the town which read:

"Milton -- 'The Town of Opportunities'"

We always had a laugh as we passed those signs. "Milton!"

The Clutha District Council is refreshing town signs and while Milton now has a tasteful river scene with some elongated slender man standing on a shallow punt facing sideways across a river, it's apparently no longer a town of opportunities.

They dropped the strapline.

Will Milton ever recover?

https://archive.ph/mhnqw

#NZ #Milton #LostOpportunities

Show threadDave6d ago
@BobLefridge Milton: Half a chain to the left of where it should have been.
Show threadBob LeFridge  

"Milton: bent by design"

@Daveosaurus

Mar 17 at 10:29pmWeb
Show threadDave6d ago
@BobLefridge at least Milton gets its own sign. Herbert has had to share a sign with Waianakarua since big town signs on highways became A Thing.
Show threadBob LeFridge  6d ago

While Herbert is a small town, Waianakarua is more of an area to me. I had to have a peek at street view. Poor Herbert.

@Daveosaurus

#Herbert #Waianakarua