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[–] Transcendant 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Awesome, some of my favourite clubs were sold off to be used as offices. Can we turn them back into clubs now?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I know you mean like drinking and dancing, but in my head I'm like "yeah my chess club DESERVES a nice building"

[–] Transcendant 4 points 1 year ago

Well after I wrote it I thought, dancing-and-intoxicants clubs are meaningful to me and my friends, but I bet there's all sorts of other clubs that would benefit from a dedicated, affordable space to flourish. Your chess club DOES deserve a nice building.

YOU get a building! And YOU get a building... and YOU get a building!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You can call it The Queenside Castle.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For real, use all that land for something actually good for communities and cities say... affordable spaces for small businesses?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Small businesses on lower floors, apartments up top, I fail to see a problem.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love when cities have the small business + apartment layout.

Especially when the ground level has something useful like a bodega, so people can just go downstairs for food and necessities instead of driving somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

A lot of city centers in Europe are like that but there's definitely been an effect of suburbanization due to prices rising in the centers.

While completely different, the best place I know for what you describe is Hong Kong, you can go down to grab a bite within 50m, pretty much 24/7.

[–] Transcendant 6 points 1 year ago

There are so many amazing things those buildings can be, instead of soulsucking pointless offices!