“You’re optimistic, try Mogadishu.”
Have you ever seen just how drab the buildings in East Berlin were before the wall fell? The only place that comes close today here in the US is Burlington, VT. Or at least it did the last time I was there a decade ago.
Oh I know how East Berlin looked, Warsaw pretty much looked the same.
But if the Rats keep it up, the city will deteriorate even worse.
I went to East Berlin in 1962 on a tour with my mom when my dad was stationed in London. I was 15 and man did it leave a lasting impression on me. We crossed at Checkpoint Charlie. I still have a map that I had laminated to preserve it showing Berlin at the time. Some folks have no clue as to how bad it was. My uncle bombed it and then flew supplies in after the war during the Berlin Air Lift.