Commerc
ial messages are ubiquitous in
Asian major metropolitan areas.
Take for example these photos from Tokyo, Osaka, and Seoul. Chicago streets look naked in comparison – consider Water Tower Place – the view outside my office window. 
A proposal to allow Jumbotron-style signs on Michigan Avenue was introduced in the City Council (see Chicago Tribune article “Proposal could light up Boul Mich,” by C. Shropshire, July 10, 2012). Why not?
Advertising Built into Asian Landscape
Commerc
ial messages are ubiquitous in
Asian major metropolitan areas.
Take for example these photos from Tokyo, Osaka, and Seoul. Chicago streets look naked in comparison – consider Water Tower Place – the view outside my office window.
A proposal to allow Jumbotron-style signs on Michigan Avenue was introduced in the City Council (see Chicago Tribune article “Proposal could light up Boul Mich,” by C. Shropshire, July 10, 2012). Why not?