If those were in Vancouver it’d be like a trillion dollars worth of real estate, probably in better shape than a ton of million dollar homes.
:josus-stalin:
You all are telling on yourselves. You just read the headline. The article is about a book that is very positive about these buildings, both aesthetically and in regard to the ideology behind them.
This article is about a photography book celebrating the beauty of these buildings. People assume the tweet is negative but it is not
“Freedom is the illusion of meaningful choice” wow so important
Romanian socialism wasn’t renowned for being good. Bucharest has that same kind of public housing, with 2br/1ba condos provided to residents of that era. When I went to one, it was on par with a flat that would cost maybe $2500/mo in a major US city. This is the location. It was small but perfectly livable and an upgrade from my place I’d happily take. The building had a bakery underneath where you could buy freshly baked government-subsidised baguettes for almost nothing. The courtyard was a park, every surrounding courtyard was a park or an open-air market, and it was a five minute walk from three proper parks. It had metro, lightrail, and bus access and was a straight shot to both a major urban park and the main train station.
That is such an upgrade over any suburb in this country.
