Yes, it's interesting to hear the ex residents and how they enjoyed their time there.
Coming from a quiet terraced street, the huge tenements looked somewhat foreboding to me. I can't explain why, maybe it was the sheer size of them or they just looked so different from a small terraced street. I would see them when going past on the bus and they did fascinate me - the strange shape of them, different colour brick, the different style of windows, the echo sounds, the landings. They were a very different way of living to me.
Also, seeing these places in the 1970s in the throes of their demise and not seeing them when they were first new when they were smart and innovative didn't help
Yes, hearing the residents stories definitely puts a human face to it.
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