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Midwest Cliché #2/Billbored
© Larry Torno, 2009
Yes, I know I spelled Billboard wrong, but I did that on purpose.
This abandoned advertising board is about as beautiful a piece of nostalgia as I could find. The piecemeal construction of telephone poles and sheets of plywood, gives it as much character as a 90-year old man's wrinkled face. One can only imagine the countless messages that it carried, the eras of cars that passed by it or the kids who played in the parking lot and threw rocks at it.
Today, it's a staple of the Midwest landscape.
Perfect icon for today's dearth of hardcopy ads.
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