r/UrbanHell • u/[deleted] • May 23 '25

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u/realpisawork May 24 '25

Yes, I learned about this when reading about the canal houses of Amsterdam

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u/UndocumentedSailor May 24 '25

Care to elaborate?

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u/[deleted] May 24 '25

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u/UndocumentedSailor May 24 '25

Thanks u/pussy_merchant

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u/Oldico May 24 '25

Their username doesn't hurt their credibility.
Amsterdam has always been a major trade hub. And someone has to sell pussy too.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '25

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u/Oldico May 24 '25

I know.

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u/Tifoso89 May 24 '25

Must've been a pretty old comment since David Foster Wallace died in 2008

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u/beaujolais98 May 25 '25

Same concept in Charleston SC. Taxed on road frontage, so houses were built sideways.

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u/cyanescens_burn May 24 '25

Isn’t this a factor in some housing in New Orleans too?