Sao Paulo was really the first to ban public advertising, back in 2007[1]. It makes think of G.K. Chesterton's quip "What a glorious garden of wonders the ligh

Sao Paulo was really the first to ban public advertising, back in 2007[1]. It makes think of G.K. Chesterton's quip "What a glorious garden of wonders the lights [of Broadway] would be to anyone lucky enough to be unable to read."[2] 1: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/11/can-cities-kick-ads-ban-urban-billboards https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/11/can-cities-ki... 2: https://www.chesterton.org/lecture-37/ https://www.chesterton.org/lecture-37/