The Big Apple: “Obey the sign or pay the fine”

A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.

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Entry from August 20, 2022

“Obey the sign or pay the fine”

"Obey the sign or pay the fine” is an anti-speeding campaign that has been shown on many images.

Newspapers.com
14 December 1991, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, “Letters from the People,” pg. 3B, col. 1:
Obey The Sign
Or Pay The Fine

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@tribstar
Indiana motorists urged to obey the sign or pay the fine http://tinyurl.com/dk4blk
11:21 PM · Apr 9, 2009·Twitter Web Client

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KS Capitol Police-Officer Jose
@KSCapitolPolice
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| #TrafficTipTuesday |
| Obey the sign |
| or |
| Pay the fine |
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👮‍♂️

🚗 💨 💨 🚓
#SlowDown #SpeedKills
10:10 AM · Mar 26, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

KX News (Bismarck, ND)
Over 3,400 citations from Obey The Sign or Pay The Fine
by: Morgan DeVries
Posted: Jun 9, 2022 / 06:08 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 16, 2022 / 08:52 PM CDT
NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) – The recent Obey The Sign or Pay The Fine campaign was enforced by law enforcement agencies across the state to remind drivers of the importance of driving the speed limit.

KNWA (Fayetteville, AR)
‘Obey the sign or pay the fine’: ASP readies speed enforcement operation
by: C.C. McCandless
Posted: Jul 13, 2022 / 12:22 PM CDT
Updated: Jul 13, 2022 / 12:22 PM CDT
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Speeding violations on Arkansas roadways continue to rise and law enforcement officers across the state plan to band together in a united operation under the banner, “Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine.”

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Orange County Sheriff’s Office
@OrangeCoSheriff
Many believe they won’t be ticketed if they drive within a “buffer zone” above the posted speed limit. But now, law enforcement will be targeting and ticketing ALL speeding drivers. When it comes to speeding: Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine. The speed limit IS THE LAW.
#SlowDown
10:15 AM · Aug 18, 2022·TweetDeck

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