Bridgeton struggles with uniting business owners over language barriers
Imagine you’re in Downtown Bridgeton, N.J. You want to patronize the local businesses, but some have only Spanish-language signs, and some are just in English.
It’s a reality the Bridgeton Main Street Association is facing, and no clear solution has come about.
As the News of Cumberland County reports, a resident has offered to help with window sign translation, but not all the business owners are eager to conform, and some don’t need the extra business that dual-language signs would attract.
Feed the Feed: Do you think the inconsistent signs create division for a business corridor, or does it make a main street more unique?
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