What famous streets of big cities would look like if they were not filled to the top with advertising (9 photos)

The problem of the so-called "visual pollution" of the streets has long been interested in organizations related to urbanism. A large number of advertising signs and billboards, especially in megacities, greatly changes the appearance of central squares and any other crowded places, including having historical significance.





The dominance of advertising is being fought in many countries, but in general it is worth recognizing that the accumulation of billboards has long been one of the primary signs of a big city. And uproot them everywhere it will be extremely difficult.

Would it really be better without signs? Representatives HouseFresh created an interesting photo project that shows what would famous streets of different big cities look like if remove all those endless billboards. It turned out to be very clear visual comparison.

Well, at least with the help of Photoshop, let's see.

Wonkok District, Hong Kong



Shibuya Diagonal Crossing, Tokyo





Such visual pollution can be disturbing, stress, fatigue and physical discomfort as our brain automatically processes all this huge amount of multi-colored, shimmering elements. And this is in addition to the obvious problem associated with the fact that that hundreds and thousands of signboards simply block the natural and architectural the beauty of cities.

Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles



One of the streets in Delhi, India



There would also be some way to get rid of the wires.

Times Square, New York



It is worth noting that without all this colorful tinsel, Times Square begins to look unrecognizable.

Street in Kampala, capital of Uganda



Las Vegas, USA



The artificial rays of the ever-burning Las Vegas penetrate the natural environment, disrupting the life cycles of flora and fauna. partly purpose such lighting is to disrupt the sleep patterns of the players during all kinds of casinos and keep them up all night. And this is generally harmful.

Piccadilly Circus, London