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I’m beginning to see this where I grew up too, and I’m not even particularly old yet. The coffee shop me and my friends frequented was replaced by a new, larger location with a drive-thru. The new one simply doesn’t have the same coziness and atmosphere that the old one did (oddly enough the new location also seats less people despite being 4 times the size). At least it’s a better fate than the GameStop that was next to the old cafe, which got turned into a cigar store.
My old elementary school has also almost doubled in size, which I guess is nice because it means more classroom space, but at the same time it took away an entire field, and out of what little green space is left the student’s aren’t allowed to use most of it during recess anymore for safety. The kiddos will never get to experience the mad rush for the first honeysuckle flowers that grew on the back fence.
So much of where I grew up is still the same, yet the places I really care about happen to be the ones that have substantially changed…
Indeed, "progress" isn't always _good_ :(
Reducing green space in any built-up area is almost always a bad idea. What happened to urban planning? It all seems to be about greed these days, with little consideration for the environment.
Relatability sucks sometimes, but thank you for your thoughts. :)