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Well, something had to change, and I doubt it was the effect delta from high rise aesthetic. We all probably seen plenty of run down, broken glass and graffiti
by varjag 10y ago
Well, something had to change, and I doubt it was the effect delta from high rise aesthetic. We all probably seen plenty of run down, broken glass and graffiti yet low-rise neighbourhoods.
What often happens with projects in Europe is as metropolitan areas expand, the then-outskirts where the blocks originally were become attractive located land. Not sure the mechanics of this in France though, but could be the same dynamics.
- agumonkey 10y agoha, I messed up.. I added a complementary comment but I answered the wrong post .. Here's the added paragraph https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13841394 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13841394
- varjag 10y ago> That said the population didn't change much, still cosmopolitan, 3rd gen of immigrants from Africa (north or west). I don't think ethnic composition matters as much as income bracket. Middle class people tend to have both means and priority to care after their property.