CHRIS MORREN showing new restored billboards with Minto signs in Long Branch. Courtesy photos.
Two empty billboards that were an eyesore above a fast food store in Long Branch for 30-months have been restored and back in the advertising business.
Chris Morren, president of Great Outdoor Advertising, in Long Branch, said the billboards were sold to Minto Homes after sitting idle for more than 30-months.
The double billboards have sat on the top of a Mr. Sub restaurant, at 3693 Lake Shore Blvd., and Thirty Seventh Street, for many years and was in a decrepit state of repair.
NEW LOOK of corner of Thirty Seventh Street and Lake Shore Blvd. W. with new sign.
“I would like to announce that the home developer Minto has signed a contract with my new, small billboard business to put their name up there,” Morren said in a release. “Minto deserves a little credit for supporting my little, one person, sole proprietorship, without any questions asked, that with a three year contract.”
Many area residents walking by said they did not notice the billboards on the roof. They admitted that the looked better now than in a sad state of repair.
Minto Communities is one of the larger homebuilders in the area, with a huge Long Branch community being built.