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Talk of Arizona
Fall 2014
and byways of the republic were far from commercial free or comely.
The author blamed Congress for its lack of will and recalcitrant business owners for not jumping at the chance to ditch expensive assets.
Despite Neary’s impatience, the ethos behind the Highway Beautification Act eventually won out, though probably, for Speedway, anyway, local zoning ordinances played a larger role than federal action did.
By the 1990s Speedway had cleaned up. Billboards disappeared and signage became smaller and more uniform.
"The" was dropped from the name long ago.