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Originally Posted by pesto
Not so. Over the last 40 years Paris, London, Manhattan (mid-town, 5th Ave.) have had huge cleaning projects to remove the filth and make the cities look half-way decent again. This was a national scandal and worldwide news story in the 1970's when Paris had basically turned dark gray. There should be many websites with before and after pictures.
//www.atkielski.com/PhotoGallery/Paris/General/OperaCleaningSmall.html
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That building looks great cleaned up but do you think Paris was any less popular when its buildings were covered with grime? And do you really believe most buildings in Paris are free of grime now?
I am not suggesting that clean is bad. What I am saying is that most cities are always in varying degrees of a makeover. Some parts look really nice; others not so much. Its what I expect in cities. Maybe I set the bar too low.
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