Visiting the Unbuilt Cities of the Past.
The Cities That Never Existed
What if the urban visions of famous architects and planners had actually been built?
It was a bright summer morning in 1940. As Paris emptied of people, a single panic-stricken thought swept through the chaos of the crowds: Il y a péril en la demeure—there is danger in delay. The thief thought so too, though in a different sense. He watched as the families scrambled onto trains bound for no particular destination, just anywhere south of the capital, out of reach of the advancing Germans. He left the station by another exit, the secret pocket in the lining of his jacket already full. Closing his eyes briefly, he felt the sun on his face. Then he headed for the river and the rows of cross-shaped, residential tower blocks on the horizon.
What if the urban visions of famous architects and planners had actually been built?
Source: Visiting the Unbuilt Cities of the Past – The Atlantic
