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The embedded street view of a five-story "Khrushchyovka" actually looks pretty nice. Very green, narrow streets, and car-free passages between buildings. My mo

The embedded street view of a five-story "Khrushchyovka" actually looks pretty nice. Very green, narrow streets, and car-free passages between buildings. My mom lived in a similar style building in Poland. The quality wasn't great, but my cousins have renovated some of their units to really nice sleek modern apartments.

kolinko 10y ago
Yes! I absolutely love Polish neighborhoods, I wish the style remained and the buildings were upgraded to newer versions.
Frondo 10y ago
I lived in a post-Soviet country for a year several years ago. The neighborhood I lived in had this kind of block layout, and I agree, I much preferred it to anything I've ever seen in America. You could walk on footpaths to the open-air market, to the kiosks, even to restaurants, didn't have to worry about traffic or road noise, it felt just like a very natural, easy place to live. Contrast that with living in Seattle, where even where it's walkable, so much of the public space is given up to cars.
BTurkE 10y ago
As a westerner that spent time in Poland and lived in one of these buildings (in a renovated unit), I can say there were things to like. The best part is like you say, the green spaces between the buildings, particularly when you had a view on them from one of the upper floors. Very peaceful on the balcony. Plus the stairs were good exercise :)
- gambiting 10y ago
  Yeah, this is pretty much where I grew up - loved walking between the buildings, lots of places to play and I never felt unsafe: https://www.google.pl/maps/place/Braszczok,+Brzeszcze/@49.9715433,19.130759,3a,75y,85h,88.42t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s3lPewmdRaYz_QXq-OZ3W-A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D3lPewmdRaYz_QXq-OZ3W-A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D68.61956%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x4716bded8531f8ed:0x3459f10b4264b1c4!8m2!3d49.9846378!4d19.1449642!6m1!1e1 https://www.google.pl/maps/place/Braszczok,+Brzeszcze/@49.97...

kolinko 10y ago

Yes! I absolutely love Polish neighborhoods, I wish the style remained and the buildings were upgraded to newer versions.

Frondo 10y ago

I lived in a post-Soviet country for a year several years ago. The neighborhood I lived in had this kind of block layout, and I agree, I much preferred it to anything I've ever seen in America. You could walk on footpaths to the open-air market, to the kiosks, even to restaurants, didn't have to worry about traffic or road noise, it felt just like a very natural, easy place to live. Contrast that with living in Seattle, where even where it's walkable, so much of the public space is given up to cars.

BTurkE 10y ago

As a westerner that spent time in Poland and lived in one of these buildings (in a renovated unit), I can say there were things to like. The best part is like you say, the green spaces between the buildings, particularly when you had a view on them from one of the upper floors. Very peaceful on the balcony. Plus the stairs were good exercise :)

gambiting 10y ago
Yeah, this is pretty much where I grew up - loved walking between the buildings, lots of places to play and I never felt unsafe: https://www.google.pl/maps/place/Braszczok,+Brzeszcze/@49.9715433,19.130759,3a,75y,85h,88.42t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s3lPewmdRaYz_QXq-OZ3W-A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D3lPewmdRaYz_QXq-OZ3W-A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D68.61956%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x4716bded8531f8ed:0x3459f10b4264b1c4!8m2!3d49.9846378!4d19.1449642!6m1!1e1 https://www.google.pl/maps/place/Braszczok,+Brzeszcze/@49.97...