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Correct. I grew up in the 80ties in Utrecht. The central station area and its mall (Hoog Catharijne) are / were prime examples of utterly failing city governmen
by tnolet 5y ago
Correct. I grew up in the 80ties in Utrecht. The central station area and its mall (Hoog Catharijne) are / were prime examples of utterly failing city government, planning and architecture. It was hideous even in it's hay day.
Crime, drug abuse etc. were are totally common when I went there to ride my skateboard on rainy days.
- em500 5y agoHoog Catharijne is pretty nice these days, I wish we had something comparable in Amsterdam. City centers in the 1980s were not any better in Amsterdam, Rotterdam Den Haag (and I suspect in many other western countries).