Shanty town residents moved into buildings? How’s that going?
DesertReagle on
Before after, or after before
CaptMcCully on
Poverty… solved!
SilverRobotProphet on
Govt: Can we just build a giant hose to wash the poor rif raf away?
Contractor: Give me a minute.
Constant_Air9693 on
Which is which
BarnabyWoods on
Looks like the “urban renewal” projects that happened in many U.S. cities in the 1960s, where “slums” were bulldozed and replaced by high-rises, destroying long-established neighborhoods.
B4R7H0L0M3W on
From pretty city to an ugly wasteland with some buildings. What a waste both visually and financially…
impressive_very-nice on
“50,000 people used to live here. Now it’s a ghost town”
StultusNosferatu on
Which is which?
sailingtroy on
I don’t see any new buildings in the second image. I guess they just killed all the poors and called it a win?
Ok_Cucumber_7954 on
How many people were Khashoggi’d to make this happen?
Avoidtolls on
KingKohishi on
Saudis have zero understanding of urbanization, architecture and history. They razed their history to build a giant Sauron’s tower styled hotel next to their most sacred site.
Astroturf-Embankment on
Which photo is before ?
matchless_fighter on
Ahh good riddance tactic.
rectalexamohyea on
They demolished all the smaller houses?
MajorKeyBruh on
So they completely leveled thousands of buildings and perfectly cleaned up all the debris?
wirefixer on
Okay, now build that water/amusement park or maybe plant some trees while you’re at it.
Low_Wear_7384 on
There’s no poor if you behead poor
SchnellFox on
At least they didn’t mess with the dirt bike hill
youcantchangeit on
I only see sand
dontBcryBABY on
I wouldn’t call this redevelopment lol
account_for_norm on
Redevelopment? More like Destruction.
Its much easy to clean up slums if you dont care about ppl living in there
Fun-Pen5713 on
Next year there will be a park in the middle “New Saudi City”. The NYC of the Middle East.
Audrin on
…I don’t know which is which…
PorcelainCeramic on
A house on that hill would hit different.
TheRoyalManbird on
Who’d they hire for a contractor, the IDF?
Pokepikadeva on
My dumbass accidentally nuking an entire district of people and services in city skylines at 2 am coz I selected bulldoze instead of dezoning
clarkcox3 on
“redevelopment”? looks more like it was bombed.
Previous_Hamster9975 on
BYE POORS!
cunabula on
I used to spend summers at my grandmother’s home which was in that area. And it is the area my parents grew up in Makkah. Some parts were less fortunate than others.
We are not poor, but we’re also not rich. The compensation definitely made my aunts and uncles and mom rich. A lot of other people opted to get land inside of Makkah in different neighborhoods instead of cash.
I have very fond memories from that period of my life and that area, but nothing lasts forever
Wow – I thought the before was the desert land and the after with all of the smaller buildings in the center.
No-Mulberry-3333 on
Which picture is before ?
AppearanceAny8756 on
So this was Saudi vision 2030 project.
For improve the holy capital- Makkah
It was finished 2021-2022
Jslatts942 on
Im actually in awe.
BBrbtl on
Good for then for saving the environment by reducing the urban area.
SnooTomatoes2939 on
Some trees would be nice
AppointmentMedical50 on
They removed the good stuff
scotaf on
Looks like this is happening in Jeddah. If you look at google maps, you can see the outline of streets and even get some streetview images from the area prior to bulldozing.
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Shanty town residents moved into buildings? How’s that going?
Before after, or after before
Poverty… solved!
Govt: Can we just build a giant hose to wash the poor rif raf away?
Contractor: Give me a minute.
Which is which
Looks like the “urban renewal” projects that happened in many U.S. cities in the 1960s, where “slums” were bulldozed and replaced by high-rises, destroying long-established neighborhoods.
From pretty city to an ugly wasteland with some buildings. What a waste both visually and financially…
“50,000 people used to live here. Now it’s a ghost town”
Which is which?
I don’t see any new buildings in the second image. I guess they just killed all the poors and called it a win?
How many people were Khashoggi’d to make this happen?
Saudis have zero understanding of urbanization, architecture and history. They razed their history to build a giant Sauron’s tower styled hotel next to their most sacred site.
Which photo is before ?
Ahh good riddance tactic.
They demolished all the smaller houses?
So they completely leveled thousands of buildings and perfectly cleaned up all the debris?
Okay, now build that water/amusement park or maybe plant some trees while you’re at it.
There’s no poor if you behead poor
At least they didn’t mess with the dirt bike hill
I only see sand
I wouldn’t call this redevelopment lol
Redevelopment? More like Destruction.
Its much easy to clean up slums if you dont care about ppl living in there
Next year there will be a park in the middle “New Saudi City”. The NYC of the Middle East.
…I don’t know which is which…
A house on that hill would hit different.
Who’d they hire for a contractor, the IDF?
My dumbass accidentally nuking an entire district of people and services in city skylines at 2 am coz I selected bulldoze instead of dezoning
“redevelopment”? looks more like it was bombed.
BYE POORS!
I used to spend summers at my grandmother’s home which was in that area. And it is the area my parents grew up in Makkah. Some parts were less fortunate than others.
We are not poor, but we’re also not rich. The compensation definitely made my aunts and uncles and mom rich. A lot of other people opted to get land inside of Makkah in different neighborhoods instead of cash.
I have very fond memories from that period of my life and that area, but nothing lasts forever
Did….did they erase the people there too????
https://preview.redd.it/monw1j74c07g1.jpeg?width=1076&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53dc2270c62e3680f982d13d968fa11d82726372
Wow – I thought the before was the desert land and the after with all of the smaller buildings in the center.
Which picture is before ?
So this was Saudi vision 2030 project.
For improve the holy capital- Makkah
It was finished 2021-2022
Im actually in awe.
Good for then for saving the environment by reducing the urban area.
Some trees would be nice
They removed the good stuff
Looks like this is happening in Jeddah. If you look at google maps, you can see the outline of streets and even get some streetview images from the area prior to bulldozing.
[https://www.google.com/maps/@21.4627626,39.2795465,9793m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D](https://www.google.com/maps/@21.4627626,39.2795465,9793m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)
50,000 people used to live here