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Yeah, I was going to mention Detroit. Lots of beautiful, classic architecture that needs some love and restoration.
Honestly though, there aren't that many cities that truly haven't seen any kind of urban renewal. The wrecking ball spared no one in the 50s and 60s, unfortunately.
We can never predict future trends. The "New Urbanism" movement going on today could lead to the construction of thousands of buildings that will be the slums of tomorrow.
Because Detroit is mostly undistinguished, working class housing for auto workers. I don't see what is so architecturally distinct about Detroit neighborhoods, compared to other cities.
Really the distinct takeaway from Detroit is the extreme level of blight. There are some nice old buildings downtown, but every big, old city in the U.S. has nice old buildings downtown.
I beg to differ. Some of the country's finest classic skyscrapers are in Detroit. Are you sure you even know what Detroit looks like?
Uh, I grew up in suburban Detroit, so yeah?
And, yeah, there are some nice old highrises in downtown Detroit. Why would that make the city of Detroit, overall, architecturally unique? What big, old, U.S. city doesn't have nice old highrises downtown?
If anything, Detroit would be more unique if it didn't have nice old buildings downtown. Now that would be different.
Because Detroit is mostly undistinguished, working class housing for auto workers. I don't see what is so architecturally distinct about Detroit neighborhoods, compared to other cities.
Really the distinct takeaway from Detroit is the extreme level of blight. There are some nice old buildings downtown, but every big, old city in the U.S. has nice old buildings downtown.
There are actually quite a few intact Old Money neighborhoods within the city as well. So, there is some housing variety there as well. Detroit Neighborhoods
And, yeah, there are some nice old highrises in downtown Detroit. Why would that make the city of Detroit, overall, architecturally unique? What big, old, U.S. city doesn't have nice old highrises downtown?
If anything, Detroit would be more unique if it didn't have nice old buildings downtown. Now that would be different.
Detroit has some of the most unique structures of its era. You won't find its massive, imposing Art Deco skyscrapers like the Fisher and Guardian buildings anywhere except Chicago, LA, and NYC. You can't find any station like Michigan Station except Grand Central itself. And plenty of other buildings are unique too-the Fox Theater, the Masonic Temple building, the few remaining incredibly opulent mansions of Brush Park, the Palmer Park apartments. Detroit is one of the most architecturally unique cities in the US, if not the world.
There are actually quite a few intact Old Money neighborhoods within the city as well. So, there is some housing variety there as well.
Ok, and again, in which city are there not such neighborhoods?
And you're exaggerating. There are no real "old money" neighborhoods in the city limits. There are a few clusters of old houses that are still nice and semi-affluent (Palmer Woods and Indian Village) but neither area is old money or particularly rich.
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