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Plastic
Eyesore
To the editor:
The MOTEL sign at the entrance to Washington has to be the eyesore of the year. General Pope is supposed to have said Rappahannock is a little Switzerland, but this plastic atrocity njakes it a little Southern Californian. That’s where the plastic sign world began and spread over the country with an ugly commercial sameness which destroys the individual character of our communities.
Washingtonians are proud of their heritage. They have cleaned up their streets and vacant lots, planted trees and put up 18th century street signs which they decorate every Christmas. Many of the old buildings have been renovated and the business signs are tasteful and comply with the County ordinances. But this gaudy plastic reverses it all.
The motel itself is an attractive and useful establishment. But why must this sign mar the once delightful approach to our charming and historic town? It resembles nothing so much as those tall plastic atrocities one sees around highway interchanges advertising gasoline stations.
Doesthis sign comply with County or State ordinances? Why couldn't it at least have been more compatible with its historic setting?
Such a sign would never have been permitted in many areas in the U.S., much less
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