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Re:Letting Go of Nostalgia Urbanism by praptak on Monday January 04, 2021 @06:09AM (#25629836)
The article makes it sound like there's nothing except:

- gentrified and unaffordable

- derelict post industrial with leaky roofs

- middle of nowhere

That may be the case but it makes me curious why this is so.

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Re:Letting Go of Nostalgia Urbanism by endori97 on Monday January 04, 2021 @10:23AM (#25632429)
>>curious why this is so.

I think because real estate investors have enough capital to take over cool areas.

A stark counterexample is Japan where you can own a freestanding house in a dense urban environment near public transit for $300k -- what would that cost you in London, NYC, Berlin? It seems like Japan is one of the few major cities where you could have a large family (or large studio) and live an urban life -- everywhere else you are stuck with a 2BR or 3BR apt (if your rich).

How an Average Family in Tokyo Can Buy a New Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGbC5j4pG9w

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