Grew up in one of those. Then moved "up" from a 5 story to a 9 story building but same idea. Many downsides to those indeed, but that feeling of moving to an n

Grew up in one of those. Then moved "up" from a 5 story to a 9 story building but same idea. Many downsides to those indeed, but that feeling of moving to an new apartment after waiting in line for years and years. I still remember it to this day. I even had my very own tiny room. Interestingly even though those houses were old they were pretty solid, and isolated noise better than a few American apartment building I've lived in, with walls made from drywall and wood.