Such an interesting and I informative post
Interesting buildings some in good shape some run down
The raised roads turning ground floors into semi basements must have frustrated so many of the owners
Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :), I truly enjoy exploring the world virtually each Wednesday seeing walks from all around the globe and feeling I am there and experiencing it all myself, such as I did in your post just now :)
basement rooms are cheaper in terms of rent. Therefore, people take them intentionally because of the low price.
Indeed my first apart when I moved to NYC was a basement