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Geetright t1_ixvtj3d wrote

That's pretty amazing if it were to happen today, but 1930?? Excellent engineering!

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PoopMobile9000 t1_ixw6a1z wrote

If it happened today it would take twelve years, six CEQA reports, and $390 million.

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putaputademadre t1_ixwtx7q wrote

China moved/rotated a railway station recently I think.

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PoopMobile9000 t1_ixwvpke wrote

It’s only the United States who’s lost the ability to construct projects rationally.

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Twenty_One_Pylons t1_ixx2tr5 wrote

We have, however, gained the ability to do construction without killing workers left and right and leaving a trail of environmental ruin

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st4n13l t1_ixx3d7g wrote

>leaving a trail of environmental ruin

leaving as big of a trail of environmental ruin

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william-o t1_ixxmwfw wrote

Nope, US standards are among the highest in western world, far superior to China and India

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william-o t1_ixxmtkv wrote

Adjusted for inflation it's the same cost as back then

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onometre t1_iy6t3st wrote

And a bunch of nimby lawsuits because rotating the building will destroy the neighborhood's character

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George_H_W_Kush t1_ixw6gum wrote

Wait til you hear what they did to downtown chicago back in the day

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monkeypox_69 t1_ixwal54 wrote

Modern marvels

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mashtato t1_ixwc3tq wrote

Aww, I miss the History Channel.

Now you've made me sad. :(

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LPercepts OP t1_ixx6ym5 wrote

You're not missing much, considering what passes for acceptable content there

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mashtato t1_ixxfiu1 wrote

That's not The History Channel, that's just "History."

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ForTheFazoland t1_ixybt3t wrote

I think the commenter meant “when the history channel wasn’t all Ancient Aliens and reality tv”

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