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There was a proposal a couple of years ago to allow giant advertising signs somewhere in the most blighted part of Market St, San Francisco. I saw a talk by one
by afafsd 12y ago
There was a proposal a couple of years ago to allow giant advertising signs somewhere in the most blighted part of Market St, San Francisco. I saw a talk by one of the proponents (who just happened to own one of the buildings there), and he assured us that giant flashing signs would turn Market St into a Times Square or Piccadilly Circus. I was skeptical, but hey, I guess it couldn't hurt.
- xyzzy123 12y agoI have a friend who lived in an apartment in Melbourne - before and (briefly) after they put up a giant animated billboard next door. https://www.flickr.com/photos/avlxyz/13840260364/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/avlxyz/13840260364/ It looks OK during the day, but it's hard to adequately convey how incredibly bright this thing is at night, or how incredibly annoying it is to not be able to simply look out the window without high-contrast animated advertising right in your face. It doesn't help that they generally only run a few ads in a loop, over and over again. These things make housing anywhere around them a LOT less liveable. He moved out.
- koyote 12y agoI had a similar experience staying at a high-rise hotel in Tokyo. My whole room flashed up every 2 seconds as the adverts scrolled over, similar to when a police car with lights on drives by your window. You'd definitely want to invest in some very good shutters.
- chiph 12y agoVery Blade-Runner-esque. A new life awaits you in the Off-World colonies! A chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure!