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Old 04-11-2014, 04:28 PM
 
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Las Vegas.

It was established in the 20th Century as a railroad stop and wasn't more than a village of under 5,000 people until the 1930s and didn't become more than a small town until the late 40s. What is considered a historical sibuilding with exception of the Old Mormon Fort from the 1850s(before Vegas as a town even existed) is basically a handful of buildings from the 30s and 40s(there's a neighborhood of World War II-era ranch homes that's a historic district). Even much of the mid-Century history of Las Vegas was destroyed--the old history of the Strip was lost forever to make way for new casinos.

Even somewhere like Phoenix has much more of a pre-auto, pre-World War II footprint with some older buildings dating back to the 19th Century and some Victorian or street-car era neighborhoods close-in. Vegas is basically a baby compared even to the other "younger" cities of the West. Places like Denver or Portland or even Salt Lake City with their older brick and Victorian districts feel positvely ancient compared to Vegas. And much of the suburban development around Vegas didn't spring up from older small town centers, but basically just bloomed as late 20th Century suburbia out of the desert.
This.

I believe Las Vegas is the youngest major city in the country to boot. I maybe wrong though.
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Old 04-11-2014, 08:25 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
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How are people saying Charlotte? That city has been populated since the 1700s. Maybe even the 1600s. I am sure there is some OLD architecture in the city.
Not really.

Mutiny nailed it.

It was a very small city if not a town for a long time.

It wasn't even that big when urban renewal came around just a few hundred thousand people, which was about the time it started to boom. The few small old buildings didn't stand a chance.

Now if you drive through Uptown almost everything is shiny and new. It is a very clean, new feeling city.

Take a stroll down Tyron St in google Street view.

Then look at the aerial photos. 2 blocks from there it is almost entirely surrounded by surface parking.
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Old 04-12-2014, 12:08 PM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
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My house (rowhouse) was built in 1977, the newest on my street by more than 100 years

perspective is everything for places I suppose
I remember when my parents were selling their house built in the mid 1990s and the most common complaint was that it was old and "dated." It really is a matter of perspective.
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