Are Billboards And Neon Signs Really A Blight?

“If the past 50 years have taught us anything, it’s that eyesores are in the eye of the beholder. Buildings erected and resented in the 1950s now are eligible for landmark status. … [I]f a structure being renovated today includes the faded paint of a long-gone advertiser, you can count on planners wanting it restored as a historic element.”