• TheRealKuni@piefed.social
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    3 hours ago

    Houston in the 70s, I just saw this shot in a recent episode from Wendover. Not that it’s like, a different city or anything, but the same area has far fewer parking lots and is somewhat more walkable now. Still a lot of parking lots, but definitely improved at least:

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      2 hours ago

      Fewer people know about the extensive pedestrian tunnel system underneath downtown Houston:

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      It’s equal parts shopping mall, liminal space, and 70s engineering marvel.