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Originally Posted by curves2000
If we traveled to other parts of the world like Europe and in Asia we would see that they do an excellent job of incorporating the old, valuable, beautiful and more in with the new. Things look good and blend in nicely and you can admire it.
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Can't speak so much to Asia, but for the great cities of Europe:
- their old stuff is much older and often more beautiful/culturally important than what we have in North America
- they were built and structured before the automobile existed, and already have higher density because in the old days you had to walk everywhere or maybe ride a horse
So... historical preservation there is hardly a comparable situation to refusing a permit for a replacement Dairy Queen with a drive-through.
