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Originally posted by legion
I was recently up in Wheaton, IL for the first time in ten years. I drove around my grandparent's old subdivision.
I was horrified to see many of the stately, high-quality, post-war 2500 sq. ft. houses sitting on nice-sized lots had been razed and huge McMansions had been shoehorned in their place.
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You just described my dad's neighborhood in Montreal. Beautiful 1940s & 50s homes on 1 acre lots, along the water. They're being torn down, and having McMansions built in their place, almost touching each other. My dad's property value has probably doubled in the past 5 or 6 years, but it breaks dad's heart. It used to be a street of mature lots with lots of trees and friendly neighbors.