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Of the cities I’ve visited on that list maybe Detroit and Buffalo
No way. Those two are among the cities that got most wrecked from the 1950 onwards with urban renewal projects, freeway clearances, and urban decay. They had some of the craziest wreckings along with St. Louis and Cleveland.
No way. Those two are among the cities that got most wrecked from the 1950 onwards with urban renewal projects, freeway clearances, and urban decay. They had some of the craziest wreckings along with St. Louis and Cleveland.
And of course in the 1950s these cities were filled with coal-smoke belching industries and criss-crossed with multiple railroad lines, along with polluted rivers that would occasionally start on fire. Not much "untouched" of that legacy, all that remains are some empty brownfields.
LOL... Would love to know who voted Chicago and NYC... Really??? NYC? WTC bombing, WTC attack, Downtown Brooklyn revitalization, Billionaire's row, Hudson Yards, LIC... The list goes on and on.
It’s been affected by new developments, sure, but I think it hasn’t seen “urban renewal” and “urban decay” as much as some other cities on the list (*cough* Hartford *cough*).
If anything, urban decay happened between 1970-1990 but then turned around. I’d wager that most buildings that were in NYC in 1950 are still there today. Old Penn Station was a loss, but NYC was able to preserve Grand Central. It also didn’t tear down a whole neighborhood like Boston, if I’m not mistaken.
I disagree. I would say "some NEIGHBORHOODS," but not the city as a whole, at all. It is constantly evolving
But it's so massive, and completely destroys every other city on the list in terms of SIZE, that no other city can compete.
In my neighborhood in Brooklyn alone, I can name at least 20 streets and intersections where if you removed the modern cars, it could easily look like 1950 on the street.
There's a reason NYC is used for movie and tv sets all the time.
It’s been affected by new developments, sure, but I think it hasn’t seen “urban renewal” and “urban decay” as much as some other cities on the list (*cough* Hartford *cough*).
If anything, urban decay happened between 1970-1990 but then turned around. I’d wager that most buildings that were in NYC in 1950 are still there today. Old Penn Station was a loss, but NYC was able to preserve Grand Central. It also didn’t tear down a whole neighborhood like Boston, if I’m not mistaken.
NYC saw extreme urban decay and renewal since the 1950s. Undeniably more decay than Hartford saw
And of course in the 1950s these cities were filled with coal-smoke belching industries and criss-crossed with multiple railroad lines, along with polluted rivers that would occasionally start on fire. Not much "untouched" of that legacy, all that remains are some empty brownfields.
Yea, bud, those cities weren't just touched, they were downright violated.
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