> Historically ocean was considered as a hassle. You have to deal with the salty air that breaks down many material quite swiftly. Not only that, but you don't

> Historically ocean was considered as a hassle. You have to deal with the salty air that breaks down many material quite swiftly. Not only that, but you don't have to go very far from the ocean for the saltiness of the air to diminish, so there's not much sacrifice if you value being at the ocean. There's also a social element to it. Historically, most of the people living by an ocean were those traditionally employed in traditionally ocean-related industries, like fishing, canning, and shipping. These are traditionally associated with a grimier and more impoverished state of existence, because in most industrial cities, that's how oceanfronts were (or still are).