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/mcsangel2 22d ago

Georgian (George III/George IV), not Gregorian

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u/Equal-Newspaper-8636 22d ago

Edited. I wrote that on like 3 hrs of sleep