What we need, in addition to a lot of other things, is a rule that says when a business closes it has to take down its signs.
There’s an old gas station on Southwest Queen Avenue that hasn’t sold gas for something like 20 years. Yet the sign on the corner of Queen and Broadway Street still says “Chevron” with the familiar blue and red design.
You’d think that the Chevron company would have some way to keep its trademark symbol from being bandied about in this way. And what if you’re a stranger driving into town on fumes and, seeing that sign from afar, think you’ve just made it before running out of gas?…