We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves. — Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves. — Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves. — Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves. — Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves. — Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
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We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves.

— Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities
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