Kuala Lumpur is a fast growing city that's eating itself. Forget historical preservation, the country is booming, the population is young and you've got to build the city for tomorrow today.
It's a sad sight, some old, frequently Art Deco in style, houses, abandoned and guaranteed to be pummeled into history. Must have been a great neighborhood 50 years ago. Progress.
But cleared of houses doesn't signify imminent construction. History is now a waiting field. Urban change isn't exclusive to housing; plenty of old businesses are sitting, rotting.
Just beyond the pre-planned, relatively new city center (KLCC), a carpet of new apartment complexes is rolling out. Depending on your financing, maybe you're sitting on land, recently-purchased land, waiting on construction. If there's a house on your valuable dirt pile, who cares, let it rot.
It's a sad sight, some old, frequently Art Deco in style, houses, abandoned and guaranteed to be pummeled into history. Must have been a great neighborhood 50 years ago. Progress.
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Progress is the tall city, looming. It's coming for your (former) stately homes.
But cleared of houses doesn't signify imminent construction. History is now a waiting field. Urban change isn't exclusive to housing; plenty of old businesses are sitting, rotting.
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Shed a tear for old KL.
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