[New Category Idea: Advertising Columns]

15 minutes ago, Tuena said:

Almost missed that link. 

Your example in Melbourne was described as: I wonder if anybody will notice posters like these which are rather unceremoniously pasted onto a column.  Most of them were downright tacky and the way they are certainly an eyesore in an otherwise beautiful city.  The posters are also pretty self serving and look more like notices with information on them rather than serious attempts to reach the public.

Not seen as an advertising column. If this is an example then hopefully there won't be anymore.

That´s the authors point of view and depends on perception, taste and attitudes... posters are "eyesore", but plastic 3D flowers are "nice and elegant"... well that´s not my opinion.

Of course, I´m living without those things like facebook or whatsapp, and i don´t need the pink glitter and glamour world with all the false facades and therefore I may seem a little strange. But I see the columns as a posibility to get cultural information and they are a part of my alternative lifestyle... How often i found over these columns small music gigs, a nice theater in a foreign city or a small store beside the well known consumtemples...

So for ME, the column in Melbourne IS an advertising column, maybe in another form how you understand these columns.

[New Category Idea: Advertising Columns]

I´m glad that this idea gets some attention again after long time...

 

On 25.8.2017 at 6:03 PM, elyob said:

If this category goes ahead, it will need limits concerning proximity.  Within five blocks of my current location, there are over 100.

Well, this issue we have already discussed. I think we need some limits, the first ideas: 

• The columns are fixed on the bottom, mostly with a concrete base. No movable columns are allowed.
• Columns that can be used for temporal changed advertisements, often (or only?) as posters.
• The shape is a column with a roof, between 1m and 2m in diameter, and a height between 2 and 3m.
• Only one column in a radius of 1 (2;3; 5 etc. ) kilometres (miles).

We would be grateful about other proposals...

 

On 26.8.2017 at 6:12 AM, Benchmark Blasterz said:

I think there could be an overprevalence issue here, and are these interesting? 

How advertising columns helped people to ‘read’ a city’s identity.

(just noticed the direct link does not work.. so please look via google, the first entry)

So yeah, they are

 

On 25.8.2017 at 6:16 PM, BK-Hunters said:

I searched your link with the location US and waited over 10 minutes for the result/s and nothing showed up to view. Canada was not on the list. 

Do you have examples for North America?

I´ve never been in Canada. Google... after 5 seconds: Quebec

 

On 28.8.2017 at 3:25 AM, Tuena said:

I searched Central Railway Station, Sydney & Flinders Street Station in Melbourne (based on the Singaporean example) but only found electronic billboards. Searched The Rocks, an historic area in Sydney, but couldn't find any there. Haven't seen such things here.

Melbourne. If there is one, there should be more

18 hours ago, Tuena said:

Two of the four examples above incorporate WC's so my suggestion has merit.  

I don´t think it´s a good idea to collect WC´s...

Advertising columns are the oldest form of advertising in the world. Like "kaschper69" mentioned: "In modern times, there must be space and memory for such old media". However, I love the good old advertising columns with it´s sometimes more than 150 layers of information... of culture... 

[New Category Idea: Advertising Columns]

I wondered why there is no category for all the beautiful advertising columns... in a short search on the internet i found out that advertising columns should be foundable worldwide:

 

Results: (of these countries / cities i found in a 5 minute serach photos with advertising columns, the most ones here: link)

Germany - everywhere / France - Paris / USA - San Francisco / UK - London / Kanada - Quebec City / Russia - Moscow / Romania - Bucarest / Singapore - Orchard Station / Pakistan - Islamabad / Argentinia - Buenos Aires / Denmark - Copenhagen / Spain - Madrid / Portugal - Coimbra / Poland - Krakow / Croatia - Dubrovnik / Bulgaria - Sofia / Netherlands - Amsterdamm / Scottland - Edinburgh / Wales - Llandudno / Qatar - Doha / Belarus - Minsk / Island - Borkum / Belgium - Bruges / Switzerland - Zurich / Hungary - Budapest / Sweden - Gothenburg / Slovakia - Kosice / Moldawia - Tiraspol / Lithuania - Kaunas / Austria - Vienna / Estonia - Tallin

so they should exist worldwide...

 

What are Advertising Columns?

Advertising Columns or Morris Columns are cylindrical outdoor sidewalk structures with a characteristic style that are used for advertising and other purposes. Advertising columns are most typically used to display advertisements in the form of posters; many such advertisements have traditionally concerned theater, cinema, nightclub, and concert announcements. Some are motorized and rotate very slowly. A few Advertising columns house Sanisettes or telephone booths. (Wikipedia)

 

Here are some very nice ones link

 

I think everyone knows this round columns can be used for advertising. Formerly they were very common, nowadays they are becoming increasingly rare... a good reason to find and waymark them. What do you think about it?