Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | Billboards |
| Date | February 9, 1957 |
| Description | Concentration of billboard advertisements on US 70 east of Asheville. Photograph taken by Sam P. Weems and H.S. Stricklin on February 9, 1957. |
| Commentary | This picture shows a cluster of billboards advertising motor courts, motels, restaurants and gas stations along US Highway 70 east of Asheville. Immediately after getting off the Blue Ridge Parkway tourists were greeted by these advertisements encouraging them to spend time in the Asheville area. In the "Purpose" section is typed "Horrible example". These billboards destroyed the sense of wilderness that the Blue Ridge Parkway was meant to convey. However, advertisements were not allowed on the Parkway itself. |
| Location |
Location Name: Intersection of Blue Ridge Parkway at U.S. Route 70 Parkway Milepost: 382.0 |
| Creator Individuals |
H.S. Stricklin
Sam P. Weems |
| Creator Organization | National Park Service—Blue Ridge Parkway |
| Tags |
Billboards
Buncombe County (N.C.) Photographs Tourism |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
