Urban Renewal Gifts

B.Q.E. farmers' market

"Living in a city with functional infrastructure must be so boring."

'I'm sure that one wasn't there last week.'

The Jeopardy of Progress

Department of No One Could Have Anticipated.

"Welcome to the future"

Hollywood Sign Developers

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

Pipe Dream.

"Of all the buildings I've designed, it's probably the most handsome."

"I thought we agreed you weren't going to work at home."

Nature versus commerce.

Ancient Landmarks of New York City

"Freudian, Jungian, Adlerian – none of it compares to retail therapy."

The Henderson's move to a vertical city took some getting used to.

'This country is on the road to ruin.' - 'Well, it'll never get there in this traffic.'

"We finally reached net zero emissions."

Sales chart is buildings in background.

"See? And you said you couldn't work from home."

Wifi in Hell

Welcome To New York City...Subject to the following conditions.

"As I understand it, after this scaffolding comes down the city will be done."

#Whyneighborsdon'tknowtheirneighbors

"I thought they were cracking down on jaywalking."

"Why do they call it rush hour when no one goes anywhere?"

"We'll destroy it to the ground ... ...and then..."

A man is living in small box apartment trying to read a book, but is surrounded by people engaging in noisy activities.

"Some day, son, all this will be yours. ... Actually, you know what? You can have it now."

"They want to put up a new cell tower in our neighbourhood?! We don't need more of those radio emission eyesores here! I'm gonna complain... ...as soon as I have better signal strength."

Apart from protest footage I forget what downtown looks like.

"Did you remember to take the trash in?"

"This town ain't big enough for the proposed outlet shopping mall at Millet Creek Pass."

"My monthly screen time went up from 62 hours to ‘Holy #@!*’."

No Immediate Danger

A corner market is taken over by suburban sprawl.