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Originally Posted by kool maudit

The UK went mad with this. Manchester was reduced from a Philadelphia-scale expanse of prewar housing to, I don't know, maybe Providence?

The UK didn't actually 'go mad' with it - the new built form was different to the freeways + low density suburbia you see in the US. Rather it was the bombing of the cities that saw in replacement with ugly concrete, rather than say parking lots and single family homes.

For example the centre of Manchester still looks like this, even with the carbuncles it's still dense, walkable and reliant on public transport:








And the built form on the ground makes for one of the most vibrant cities in the country, the architectural mix is crazy. The older buildings were taller than in London due to a lack of palaces, that demanded no height restrictions.




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