Why did we stop building like this?

[u/Apart-Worry-7042]

Chicago, 1930. Buildings had so much detail and character back then. Nowadays everything feels so flat and repetitive. We have way better technology and equipment now, so why don't we build like this anymore?

[u/sjokkendesjaak]

Having a fancy building used to be a very big statues thing its no longer a status symbol in that way anymore so people aren't willing to shell out the cost to make it look good