America copy something European? - that'll never catch on.
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I think the only option is restoration.
Apart from anything else, people are so attached to where they come from as it's closely interlinked with their identity. There were problems in my locality a couple of (um, maybe like ten) years ago when a row of thirteen terraced houses were in danger of being totally demolished should an old tip subside.
The tip was unstable and 'experts' said that it was likely to collapse, causing total devastation for the hillside community, in the next year or two.
Only seven out of the families decided to move, even when the local council offered them up to five times the market value for their houses. It's dropped out of the news now so as far as I know, they're still there waiting to die
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