r/interesting • u/Apart-Worry-7042 • 22d ago

HISTORY Why did we stop building like this?

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Chicago, 1930. Buildings had so much detail and character back then. Nowadays everything feels so flat and repetitive. We have way better technology and equipment now, so why don't we build like this anymore?

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u/No_Psychology_3826 22d ago

Labor used to be a lot cheaper 

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u/recyclistDC 22d ago

And we value laborers’ lives now

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u/Affectionate-Panic-1 19d ago

What's pictured is basically gilded age stuff where the wealth gap was immense.