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On my visits to Warsaw, I have always been struck by the translucent advertising entirely covering the sides of new-ish office buildings. Now I know how/why thi
by cromulent 2y ago
On my visits to Warsaw, I have always been struck by the translucent advertising entirely covering the sides of new-ish office buildings. Now I know how/why this is possible.
Example (hard to find because no-one takes photos of the ugly buildings in Warsaw):
https://www.businessinsider.in/thumb/msid-70660934,width-640,resizemode-4,imgsize-1386367/This-billboard-in-Warsaw-Poland-which-measured-26000-square-feet-drew-criticism-from-locals-when-it-was-put-up-in-2000-because-it-turned-an-office-building-into-ad-space-.jpg https://www.businessinsider.in/thumb/msid-70660934,width-640...
- lifestyleguru 2y agoIt's corruption. On paper it's probably construction or renovation and there is some fraudulent deal between inspection department in city hall and marketing agency. Fuck you, Coca Cola.
- actionfromafar 2y agoWow, that photo is taken on film, I bet.
- lrem 2y agoThat photo looks like the 90s though...
- einpoklum 2y agoI've had the same experience in Bucharest.
- Beijinger 2y agoThe Paris of the East? Strange.
- arresin 2y agoWarsaw is the most visually depressing place I have ever been to.
- acjohnson55 2y agoReally? I thought the old area along the west bank of the Vistula was nice. I didn't see much of the rest of the city, but most cities are uninspiring outside of their central areas.
- oblio 2y agoYou should visit Bucharest. Or, I imagine, Detroit :-p
- r053bud 2y agoNah Detroit has some beautiful architecture and really surprised me when I visited last year. Also being on a river and next to a lake is a nice feature. I've been to plenty of more depressing places in the US
- Loughla 2y agoMostly any ex-steel based industry town in the rust belt except Detroit, only because it has been the focus of overt development to directly impact its image as a wasteland. Not sure what took its place. Maybe Gary, Indiana? It's pretty crappy.
- oblio 2y agoOk, so that I don't disparage the good name of Detroit anymore, can you give me some names of those bad places? :-D
- Breza 2y agoGary, Indiana
- soco 2y agoIn Bucharest in the last years the mayors fought back quite successfully against those all-covering billboards. However enjoy it while it lasts - we just had local elections and the old mafia got back in office, so I bet the billboards will be back very soon (and cables hanging off every pole and expensive concrete wastelands and and and).