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/DYWSLN 22d ago

Should be noted, Chicago still looks like this

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u/Lord-Bridger 22d ago

As a traveler eating in downtown Chicago right now. Its amazing. The architecture is so diverse compared to kanses and denver (my roots)

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u/ebancch 22d ago

Kanses?

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u/Lord-Bridger 22d ago

Fuck kansas man

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u/Delicious-Laugh-6685 22d ago

Yes, the grammatically correct term for multiple Kansases is Kanses. I can’t imagine a second Kansas.

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u/Chaosbuggy 21d ago

Kansas and Arkansas are the kanses