What is this in the sidewalk? When I was walking through town I spotted this in the sidewalk....

i have no clue what that would be. maybe if i dropped acid or took shrooms i'd have a better idea.

Adstar · 56-60, M

Yes it looks like the freemasonry square and compass symbol.. Looks like someone has stamped or ground it into the sidewalk .. It probably was put there by a person who owned a business near it as a symbol to other Freemasons to support their business.. It looks like there may have been an insert that has been ripped up..

Ontheroad · M

Yes, a sign of some sort... if you look closely, it's slightly off (the upper piece tilted to the right) and a Free Mason insignia would never be made that haphazardly.

SomeMichGuy · M

Two pieces of metal embedded in the concrete, the cut off (with all the crap which finds its way into such a hole left behind).

I think you are right: right-angle piece held the sign, the other piece likely was installed to do any/some of a few candidate jobs (protect the sign from sidewalk scrapers/cleaners; reduce the wind drag from the direction where the curved piece points; etc.).

I *do* like the Freemasonry notion! lol