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Why Everywhere in the US is Starting to Look the Same

Wendover Productions · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Transit, cities & urban planningCivil engineering & construction

What it is

Wendover Productions explains why American towns, retail and buildings increasingly look alike, covering zoning pressures, corporate standardization and cheap construction types like 5-over-1 buildings.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN uses it as a good explanation of how US zoning and economics produce sameness.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's a good video on the subject”

    Why much of the US looks alike in retail and food.

    sidpatil, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “Can the American mall survive?”

  2. “There’s a great video by Wendover about how 5 over 1s are a way for corporate landlords to spend less”

    How 5-over-1 buildings let landlords build cheaply and consolidate the market.

    maronato, 2024-06 · Recommendation · in “In Praise of 5-Over-1 Buildings (2019)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: zoning, 5-over-1 buildings, retail, urbanism, wendover

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