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The worst billboards

Posted at 10:38 AM on September 25, 2009 by Bob Collins (5 Comments)
Filed under: Marketing and advertising

The St. Paul Issues Forum says District Councils will soon be asked which billboards in the city should be removed. "All of them" probably isn't going to be an answer that will get you anywhere.

The Scenic St. Paul blog provides a citywide tour of the possibilities.

Clear Channel alone has almost 400 billboards in the city.

So which ones would you consider the worst of them?

Comments (5)

I actually kinda like the billboard closest to me, it's the one on top of the building next door for Salut. It's kinda witty, and it advertises a business not a mile away, which helps give Grand more of a neighborhood feel.

This might be too overbearing, but I'd love a restriction that all billboards have to advertise a business less than 5 miles from the spot of the billboard.

Posted by Ryan | September 25, 2009 12:12 PM

At the very least, that would get rid of all the billboards within 5 miles of downtown St. Paul.

Posted by Bob Collins | September 25, 2009 12:51 PM

My favorite billboards are Mall of America's. Very clever!

Posted by Katie | September 25, 2009 1:47 PM

Kind of an odd thing to get worked up about, but I do hate the one as you're exiting 52 by Red's Savoy Pizza..

Posted by Mac Wilson | September 25, 2009 2:09 PM

They've kind of blended into the background for me. I'll probably pay more attention for the next couple days and notice any that are annoying.

Posted by kennedy | September 25, 2009 3:36 PM