> Actually it currently houses less than 3000 people, and is serviced by enormous green space That's just normal green space, at least for that part of city :)

> Actually it currently houses less than 3000 people, and is serviced by enormous green space That's just normal green space, at least for that part of city :) I lived a few blocks away when I was at university. > amount of amenities which survive from Soviet times - skating rinks, public parks, ice skating rinks, bowling alleys etc. Added to which is a grey economy of apartment run stores selling fresh and preserved produce. I would not say that is true of Croatia. Stores are mostly large chains (and it's for the better, in my opinion). Parks are there, sure, but other amenities didn't seem any more prevalent than what I saw in Los Angeles. Anyway, my general point is that large density housing can be pretty nice and does not need to be ghetto-like.