If we’re going to compare Houston to some City from the 1860s, - TopicsExpress



          

If we’re going to compare Houston to some City from the 1860s, perhaps it would be better to compare us to Paris. The 1860s were a time of mass-demolitions and new building in Paris. Baron Haussmann was systematically demolishing affordable housing throughout the City, and replacing it with grand boulevards lined with luxurious flats. The new developments were often five or six stories, where the old had been two or three – so it was much higher density. It’s more in-line with what’s happening to our Inner Loop today. Artists and bohemians were pushed around and made a last stand, of sorts, in Montmartre. Eventually the overbuilding of luxury flats had negative consequences, as a surplus of luxury housing was coupled with a shortage of affordable housing. -- Swamplot commenter ZAW
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 16:13:19 +0000

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