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It has some of the oldest airports in the world as well... they were some of the first airports to be build. La Guardia, the posterchild of airport decay, is ju

It has some of the oldest airports in the world as well... they were some of the first airports to be build. La Guardia, the posterchild of airport decay, is just recently being renovated, it was built between 1929 - 1939. Almost 90 years ago, and with a completely different volume in mid (even though it has had enhancements in the 50s, and 60s). Same reason the NYC subway looks so shaggy, it was built in 1909. Most of the glitzy airports in the asian, and arab nations, were built recently in the last 20-30 years. If you have been in the Berlin aiport (the one in the east side), looks like crap too, as it was built in the 50s, and kinda just merely renovated. it has a very communist nostalgic and brutalist feeling though. It kinda reminded me Albania's old airport.

rudian 5y ago
Don’t come telling me about shaggy subways. Tokyo’s rails are nearly as old and they’re fine. More than fine, I’d argue.
- giyokun 5y ago
  Nearly as old is quite a fuzzy statement. The reality is that Tokyo only had a single line (Ginza) until the mid sixties and started operating in the end 1920s, period during which NYC subway grew several lines. Additionally, the first subway line in NYC still in operation today is the BMT Jamaica Line, with first trains running in 1885. So actually, NYC rail is much older than Tokyo's. Could it be cleaner? definitely.
sofixa 5y ago
That's a lousy excuse. Paris Orly opened in 1932, and it wasn't glamorous but looked a lot better than La Guardia, even before the ( ongoing ) renovations there ( at Orly). CDG opened in 1974, and is pretty brutalist because apparently that was liked then as a style. The Paris metro and London underground both predate the NYC subway, and are both cleaner ( the Paris one is slightly dependent on the station) and look and feel better maintained. Heck, the Paris metro has two fully automatic lines, with another one being converted and 3 new ones being built. Having old infrastructure doesn't mean it should be left to rot. It should be refreshed and upgraded, or replaced.

rudian 5y ago

Don’t come telling me about shaggy subways. Tokyo’s rails are nearly as old and they’re fine. More than fine, I’d argue.

giyokun 5y ago
Nearly as old is quite a fuzzy statement. The reality is that Tokyo only had a single line (Ginza) until the mid sixties and started operating in the end 1920s, period during which NYC subway grew several lines. Additionally, the first subway line in NYC still in operation today is the BMT Jamaica Line, with first trains running in 1885. So actually, NYC rail is much older than Tokyo's. Could it be cleaner? definitely.

sofixa 5y ago

That's a lousy excuse. Paris Orly opened in 1932, and it wasn't glamorous but looked a lot better than La Guardia, even before the ( ongoing ) renovations there ( at Orly). CDG opened in 1974, and is pretty brutalist because apparently that was liked then as a style. The Paris metro and London underground both predate the NYC subway, and are both cleaner ( the Paris one is slightly dependent on the station) and look and feel better maintained. Heck, the Paris metro has two fully automatic lines, with another one being converted and 3 new ones being built. Having old infrastructure doesn't mean it should be left to rot. It should be refreshed and upgraded, or replaced.