El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-02
LOS ANGELES Is GETTING TIRED
OF THE BILLBOARD NUISANCE. TOO
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bboards along residence streets facing public parks
- or where they natural scenery. BlOts the land
scape that these things are who will
not permit be partly shut off and their
offended bv such fragrant advertising billboard
tising which people endured though grumbngly for
some wears is bound to abolished in its fragrant
fos MANY eastern and western cities are getting nd
It FL time coming, when It viii be restricted
that II will no longer be general nuisance
In an aay public disapp-Oval, designers Of
billboard advertising striving for unusual and in
instances not wholly naristic advertising effects Even
a badly done landscape billboard IS improvement
on the old array Of shouting letters Much billboard
proponents bring the assistance of their
craft the cheapness ad tawdness Of it remains in spite
of al.
II IS the loss CT view which residents Of Los
Angeles complaining most fight has been waged
that city for years to abae the billboard nuisance and
1t is reaching the point where 1t appears remedy
nav be at hand. Recently the city council asked the
cooperation chamber of sounding public
sentiment, and the clubs and CIVIC organizations OF
city voiced sentiments generally condemnng the bill
boards and urging their removal
For instance mayor Frederick 7. WOodman SAID:
BiIboa1ds go from the residential districts OF this
city The United States court has upheld the night
Of citizens to regulate the billboard nuisance 10 wheh
directed by The Herald at the time and the
legislation here 70 remove these lnaTtistc
and highly offensive advertising monsroslle from our
residential districts and from along our boulevaTds the
better it will be-"
F. W Blanchard of the municipal art com
mission of Los Angeles said:
at is positive dis to city Los Angeles the
ray IN which spots along boulevards have
been deaced unsghty bbOard One has only to take
trip along Sunset Hollywood boulevaTds Beverly
and return bv Sunset boulevard converted to the
nent TO have these eyesOres removed. Imagine the
favorable impression makes visitors when they are
taken on tour splendid highways them lined
with advertising signs Not only IS the beauty OF our
atchess landscape maTed, but property values are &C.
preciated."
that the landscape maIred with blboards Passengers
on inbound trains always tell when they approach
ing Los Angeles the they get the Thicker become
the bllboards until the last few miles the California
halls lined with billboards-
Los Angeles woman's view Of binboards IS very wen
summed up in following by Mrs NJ E Johnson, pres-
dent OF the Wednesday Morning club Says Mrs Johnson;
at is so very delightful call your piazza
show them glorious California sunset through OF over
billboard advertising article of food wearing apparel
but this Is what many OF US have done"
Here IS another woman'S statement BY MIS- A >
Lobngier of the Friday Morning club and Civic Association
Of Angeles:
Several of the unsightIy things (bbOards taken
down today home Sunset Park and II was won
thew had so hampered our Now far away
over the landscape the change very well worth while
residents Of e. PaSo who suffer from more
than cutting off Of the view There 10 mind one
house Alta Vista where only the view 10 the west
northwest and southwest cut off by billboard built so
close 10 the almost 70 shadow it. but red gh
surmounng the billboard, winks, flashing and going
dusk until dawn. II creates succession OF flares
on sleeping porch Of the residence which
must most trying the occupants However, their
remedy they 10 avail themselves Of It IN seeking
10 have tie light the billboard both condemned as
Guisances
With Russia as well as Germany and Austria wishing
governments upon Poland that country still has hard night
ahead.
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