Comment on How Boston City Hall was bornparentComments−lucidguppy1yOlder structures cost more because they lasted longer and were more maintainable. Growth was given priority over tradition - and we've had to deal with the tradeoffs.−Spooky231yThere’s more to it than that. People were rejecting tradition. How many millions were slaughtered in WW1 and 2?There was a feeling that it was time to discard the old and do something different.
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Older structures cost more because they lasted longer and were more maintainable. Growth was given priority over tradition - and we've had to deal with the tradeoffs.
There’s more to it than that. People were rejecting tradition. How many millions were slaughtered in WW1 and 2?
There was a feeling that it was time to discard the old and do something different.