License plate design: When did U.S. license plates get so ugly?

The license plate was once a thing of beauty. Most histories of American architecture focus on particular skyscrapers or the prairie style. But for

Who drives unmarked US government vehicles with blue & white license plates on them? I had a pretty compact, burgundy/plum-colored guy in an unmarked vehicle not dressed in cop or military attire

New Mandatory License Plates Take Effect March 1, BMV Says

Hooniverse Asks: Why don't car designers account for a front license plate?

State License Plate Rankings

Why Do Some States Require Front and Back License Plates? - The News Wheel

New York License-Plate Voting: All Choices Are Bad.

A Totally Objective Ranking of US License Plate Designs, by Robin Wilde

Here's Proof That America's Old License Plates Were Way Cooler Than Today's

California Now Allows Residents To Wrap Their Front License Plates

Is it time for a new SC license plate design? - Charleston City Paper

A Totally Objective Ranking of US License Plate Designs, by Robin Wilde

Ohio's “new” license plate : r/Ohio

These ugly blue license plates may be coming back to NJ

Congrats Forza for having non usable front license plate frames and making the car look ugly without a use. : r/forza