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user-inactivated  ·  2869 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 40 Percent of the Buildings in Manhattan Could Not Be Built Today

Doesn't even mention the actual reason, the ADA. Saw an article a while back suggesting that we all think Victorian-era houses, or knockoffs at least, are really cool -- so supply and demand would suggest more will get built. Except they don't, because they're all illegal.