Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 ::: Back-Ups

The three CBS Outdoor 10′X20′ roof signs at Bathurst and Bloor look like this:

Are any of these faces illegal?

The board facing the intersection is CBS Outdoor posterboard #2290:

The board facing north-east is CBS Outdoor posterboard #1794:

And the board facing south-west is CBS Outdoor posterboard #5992:

Keen readers of this blog know that CBS Outdoor numbers their billboards sequentially and that any sign in the high 5000s or low 6000s which is located in a CR Zone where roof signs are prohibited, such as Bathrust and Bloor, are likely illegal. So the south-west face is an illegal back-up. Let’s check the Google satellite map:

Just as we suspected. Billboard #5992 does not appear in that photo and is an illegal back-up.