World Wide Rush supergraphic on Wilshire Blvd. ( Photo from June 23, 2010)
Apparently undaunted by a federal appellate court decision upholding the city’s right to ban new off-site and supergraphic signs, attorneys for sign companies have signaled their intention to mount fresh challenges to the ban that has been the subject of almost constant litigation since its original passage eight years ago.
Supergraphic sign alongside 10 freeway in West L.A. City alleges tree removed from right-of-way for sign visibility.
Two weeks after the City Attorney’s office filed a lawsuit charging Vanguard Outdoor Advertising with putting up illegal supergraphic signs on five L.A. buildings, a brand new supergraphic has gone up on one of those buildings, just west of the Robertson Blvd exit from the 10 freeway.
6464 Sunset Blvd. Photo from Sept. 2009
A Hollywood property owner sued last week by the L.A. City Attorney for allowing illegal supergraphics on two Sunset Blvd. office buildings declared in a federal court filing two years ago that city officials were willing to allow the signs in exchange for fees and other considerations worth more than two million dollars.
