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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't imagine anything like Union Station or Grand Central in NYC ever getting built again. So depressing.

Did they just not care about costs back then? It wasn't all FDR's New Deal.[/quote]

Hmm. I've seen really massive, impressive airports.  Then there is the Calatrave designed transit center in NY.   And some incredible new highway bridges.

I think there are two things going on here.  1.  Passenger railroads have not been a big deal since 1950 (that MAY be changing in the north east corridor)  2.  The favored architectural style has changed - folks who love the old RR stations probably are not big fans of Saarinen (sp?) designed Dulles, or Calatrava designed transit center.  Or for that matter the "brutalist" DC metro.  [/quote]

It's not just train stations. Bridges, tunnels, schools ... even courthouses and city halls in small towns are freaking magnificent!

Very little in the last few decades is anywhere near as impressive.

I think the only way we'd see another boom was if Trump launched a bi-partisan infrustructure proposal of $3-6T over 3-5 years. $1T isn't a drop in the bucket.[/quote]

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