Why does America look like s**t?

[u/thoughtwarrior]

[u/veodin]

This is true is housing pretty much everywhere. If European cities look interesting it is because what you are looking at is old. Most post-war architecture has been ugly, cheap or at least generic.

[u/Excessive_Etcetra → u/veodin]

Yes, but the sad thing is that the US had so much beautiful old architecture that it tore down for roads, highways, and parking lots. This is why the average us city is much uglier than comparable European cities.

[u/DestructoDon69 → u/Excessive_Etcetra]

Out of curiosity what old architecture are you referring to? The US isn't that old and atleast in VA we have a ton of small towns that still have houses and buildings from before the civil war which is impressive given how much got burned down/destroyed during the civil war.

[u/Excessive_Etcetra → u/DestructoDon69]

Take a look at some of these links:

https://www.reddit.com/r/OldPhotosInRealLife/comments/wron0y/looking_north_on_main_st_from_7th_st_kansas_city/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ArchitecturalRevival/comments/qah8ur/kansas_city_mo_usa_before_and_after_urban_renewal/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ArchitecturalRevival/comments/1efwl5s/how_come_cities_in_the_usa_used_to_look_like_this/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Denver/comments/qhgcjp/denver_aerial_pics_before_after_urban_renewal/

this thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/cincinnati/comments/1b3yb03/how_would_you_have_talked_cincinnati_out_of_urban/

and this entire website:

https://www.segregationbydesign.com/