Why are the buildings in D.C. so short? The 1910 Height of Buildings Act helped mold the skyline.
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@yunoewig3095 Жыл бұрын
Mayor Bowser may try, but congressman Mario will never let that happen.
@ericolens3Ай бұрын
Mayor Bowser. is that like the same guy who was CEO of Nintendo of America or is he related to the other Bowser, who sold illegal roms of Nintendo games and was sued by them. I try to keep up with the Bowser family name.
@Pidgey15916 күн бұрын
After you said that I have realized I need that irl bowser surname lore
@elianhg21449 күн бұрын
@@ericolens3is CEO*
@derekschmidt57055 күн бұрын
You may already know this and are just riffing, but Mayor Muriel Bowser is a woman.
@yunoewig30954 күн бұрын
@@derekschmidt5705 oh well, it's a Bowsette then...
@adamcampbell6680 Жыл бұрын
“What’s a newspaper”
@titanium456 Жыл бұрын
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@businesscat25 Жыл бұрын
@@titanium456 W
@StopItGarrison Жыл бұрын
I'm gay! And I eat poo!
@cholten99 Жыл бұрын
I LOLd so loudly I woke up the rest of the house :-D
@StopItGarrison Жыл бұрын
@@cholten99 Lies!
@user-qo5xx5nm2e Жыл бұрын
“Mayor Bowser” *inhale* PEAC-
@EEEEEEEE4 ай бұрын
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@J-TechOne2 ай бұрын
@@EEEEEEEECHES*
@RKNGL8 күн бұрын
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@CraftHarlot7 ай бұрын
I love the height of the buildings in DC. You can feel like you're outside when you're walking down the street instead of having the sun blotted out by skyscrapers on all sides.
@TessHKM4 ай бұрын
Damn, the best part of walking down a street is when the buildings are tall enough to protect you from the sun
@curtismsh92112 ай бұрын
Thats probably why I like roads more than streets@@TessHKM
@bluesailormercuryАй бұрын
Everyone talking about the height of buildings, but this video shows Dave's above average height! He's reportedly above six feet tall, but I would like to know more
@DavidRamirez-lq2coАй бұрын
Well, an equilibrium is important, and good city planning is a must
@freddy7304Ай бұрын
@@TessHKMyeah and it gets brutally hot in dc in the summer
@rozieredz Жыл бұрын
You nailed that 20s-era radio-man voice!
@Arceusmemesidk-zk7tm4 ай бұрын
Wait true I didn't even think about that
@quickloris30504 ай бұрын
Transatlantic accent.
@animeweeb78284 ай бұрын
That alastor voice
@NethanTheDrawer24 ай бұрын
I love your Stormlight pfp!
@galacticpotato8333 ай бұрын
@@animeweeb7828 That is based in the transatlantic accent
@TotallyCyn Жыл бұрын
Mayor Bowser The mayor boutta invade the mushroom kingdom
@NovikNikolovic Жыл бұрын
Step 1: Frame the Mushroom Kingdom to make the rest of NATO think they attacked you first. Step 2: Trigger Article 5. Step 3: Let the 20-year invasion begin. Step 4: ....
@Graf-Fischgen-von-Fischgesicht7 ай бұрын
I thought it was mayo bowser
@Abdul_Edryan_Raoul6 ай бұрын
And steal princess peach
@44zeex6 ай бұрын
She is legit the worst. She's basically kicked out all the legacy washington dc citizens and sold condos to rich people.
@lasagnasux49345 ай бұрын
Well, we know from her press conferences that she's not capable of spitting fire, she more just drools bile.
@adamhebert53657 ай бұрын
I very much enjoy the ragtime anchor voice. More of this please.
@Random_UserName42699 ай бұрын
This was the best decision DC ever made. DC is one of the most uniquely beautiful American cities. It’s so different than all the others, and seems to have history and style. It’s beautiful! Plus the added benefit of seeing the Washington monument from VA is just amazing!
@todd3143 Жыл бұрын
hold. hold on. mayor bowser? they gave office to a turtle? when does it end!
@titanium456 Жыл бұрын
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@epsilon7283 Жыл бұрын
Can’t be any worse then CEO of Nintendo
@GSBarlev Жыл бұрын
No relation... To Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser. Or "hacker" Gary Bowser who was sentenced to 40 months in prison for pirating Nintendo games.
@A1DollarTaco Жыл бұрын
@@GSBarlevand has to pay millions in "damages" 😐
@ConductorElcrest Жыл бұрын
Smh, these woke politics, even a turtle can get a job now. Back in my day you had to fight 40 tigers, 20 elephants, and a homeless cowboy with a semi automatic shotgun.
@hallamhal Жыл бұрын
If there's one thing Americans love in their laws, it's a grandfather clause
@GuiSmith Жыл бұрын
And the phrase was invented to stop black people from voting in the south in the 1880s, so it’s American through and through. (How depressing.)
@RealGalaxyGamers Жыл бұрын
You can’t punish people for something that wasn’t a law before they did whatever is newly punishable.
@milokiss8276 Жыл бұрын
@@RealGalaxyGamers ...They’re making a joke about the Grandfather Clause, Dude. Y’know, The work-around of making black people still unable to vote even after they were supposed to be able to?
@timstoddard3707 Жыл бұрын
The Grandfather Clause: Invented to allow lower-class white people to vote despite news laws restricting "other" lower-class people from voting in the early 20th century.
@xtenm Жыл бұрын
Though I do wish it was referred to as a legacy clause instead. Language matters!
@oscah_whisky Жыл бұрын
A nice touch playing the Washington Post March. I play that one all the time in ceremonies, andI can't get enough of it, lol. 🎵🎵🎵
@Blackrew6 ай бұрын
The height restriction is the best thing Washington DC could’ve ever done. Lack of skyscrapers and high-rises makes the city feel more “human” and grounded, if that makes sense. And when combined with DC’s French street layout and classical stately architecture, it makes it feel more European.
@tomcat8662Ай бұрын
But that comes at a cost. Property is astronomically expensive there because you can’t build up. So you have to be wealthy to own a home there.
@billhancock8881Ай бұрын
You can either have affordable rent, or a "human" city, not both. I am assuming you were just ignorant about this, and not an elitist who prefers to keep lower and middle class people out of your neighborhood. Either way, now you know.
@BlackrewАй бұрын
@@billhancock8881 That's not a true dichotomy. You can lower rent through other means without sacrificing the identity and soul of your city. That's a very short-term way of thinking which isn't even necessary. The height restriction eliminates skyscrapers and high-rises, not anything above a couple of floors lol. Modern apartment complexes with full amenities exist in DC and continue to be built. Destroying the identity and soul of a city just so you can shove more workers inside it sounds more elitist and ignorant than anything I've said. I'm not ignorant of whatever knowledge you think you've bestowed upon me. "Either way, now you know" cringe lol
@alansun697 Жыл бұрын
this video made me realize the washington post is indeed in washington dc
@Shasta--1 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I hate to admit I was thinking it was in the state of Washington.
@justanotherweirdo11 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I thought it was in Washington State. I think i confused it with a different news company though.
@Jobi. Жыл бұрын
I thought it was in Mongolia
@NotSoMuchFrankly Жыл бұрын
They also have posts in Washington.
@TOM-yd8ub Жыл бұрын
@@justanotherweirdo11 No, The Washington Post that is owned by Jeff Bezos is in Washington D.C.
@rezatravellers8699 Жыл бұрын
I love the Washington Post social media team Edit: with no comment to the owner of the news outlets, the team itself is amazing
@titanium456 Жыл бұрын
Take the L
@tuxness Жыл бұрын
@@titanium456ok dude
@Lunilumo Жыл бұрын
@@titanium456 Dude out here really hating on a newspaper 💀💀💀
@StopItGarrison Жыл бұрын
@@titanium456I love you. I'm gay. I eat poo.
@commitnooxygen5366 Жыл бұрын
@@titanium456take this ratio lil bro
@dharte63444 ай бұрын
I love these shorts. I hope y'all never quit making them. 😂
@garshtoshteles7 ай бұрын
"Would it?" "We don't know!" Do you really not know? DC has the worst housing crisis in the entire US except for SF and perhaps Miami. SURELY greater density of units would help.
@peterirvin7121 Жыл бұрын
the new intern is the star of the show❤
@mentalchild360 Жыл бұрын
What is his name?
@peterirvin7121 Жыл бұрын
@@mentalchild360 new intern lol
@MainframeSupertasker Жыл бұрын
No she's a horrible actor
@synthraofficial5366 Жыл бұрын
@@MainframeSupertaskerThey literally didn't have to act in this video. What are you talkihg about?
@mikesch76726 ай бұрын
They act as if the Washington Post is a credible news outlet every day.
@milomateer6565 Жыл бұрын
I don’t ever read the Washington post but darn it I watch every one of their shorts!
@josiejose Жыл бұрын
no paywall!
@True_NOON Жыл бұрын
Or horible ad spamming too
@akgfilming Жыл бұрын
@@True_NOONhonestly considering becoming a fascist cause they don't have paywalls or ads
@naturequeen2597 Жыл бұрын
@@akgfilming ???
@gotaproblemwithmyname9331 Жыл бұрын
To be fair, this had massive fallout vibes. Kinda carried the video if you ask me.
@cjloud017 ай бұрын
I did my architecture capstone project in D.C.! I think you can also apply for things called PUDs where you can get clearance for additional height if you have a certain number of affordable units (or at least that's how we used it, you can use it for a variety of things I think).
@benjaminstiles8 ай бұрын
I absolutely love what they did with the voices
@commandertaco1762 Жыл бұрын
Mayor Bowser wants legal rights to construct his castle lmao
@michaelwarren2391 Жыл бұрын
Not from DC, are you?
@commandertaco1762 Жыл бұрын
@michaelwarren2391 brother I'm from DC like a bear is from cuba
@spiceyboogerspiceybooger643710 ай бұрын
Mayor Bowser is a woman.
@sahilkhan20347 ай бұрын
@@spiceyboogerspiceybooger6437 oh no female bowser is really!!!!!
@Kaiden-92266 ай бұрын
shes a female 🤦♂️
@kingace6186 Жыл бұрын
"What's a newspaper?" LMFAO That got meta real quick
@Haan22 Жыл бұрын
Exceptional delivery.
@Minelaughter9 ай бұрын
@@Haan22Make sure to leave a tip!
@Alpha-153 ай бұрын
Fun fact about the Washington monument! The tip of it is made of aluminum due to when it was being built it was so hard to make aluminum and it was the most valuable thing out there. Have a great day-afternoon-night
@JakeDrRavioli9 ай бұрын
Every time I go to DC I remember this video from now on
@johngarrett8789 Жыл бұрын
😂😅 the punchline had me LMAO 🎉 but it's also sad😞
@Stopcommentingthesamecomments Жыл бұрын
How is it sad everyone knows what a newspaper is u just don't have a use for it anymore because it's in ur pocket in seconds Are u nostalgic towards newspapers?
@Literally___Me Жыл бұрын
@@Stopcommentingthesamecommentsyeah man The crosswords… Your dad just staring blankly at a newspaper as his soul slowly gets taken The absolute funniest things When 2 stories are actually connected So fun
@@boombattlefields9123say you're old without saying so
@thehistoryandbooknerd8979 Жыл бұрын
“What’s a newspaper?” *gets hit with a rolled up newspaper* “That, my friend, is a newspaper.”
@johnburris77112 ай бұрын
As a grandfather, I appreciate being grandfathered in.
@PuppySubotic11 ай бұрын
That was the longest setup I’ve ever seen to a punch line. Norm McDonald would be proud.
@douglaspeters2567 Жыл бұрын
Wow my luck a new Washington Post video
@titanium456 Жыл бұрын
Take the L
@douglaspeters2567 Жыл бұрын
@@titanium456 wdym
@TheDrifter450 Жыл бұрын
@@titanium456?
@sanjaynataraj2009 Жыл бұрын
@@douglaspeters2567He means that he's 3 years old and typed that with his greasy chicken nugget hands after seeing someone do it in Fortnite
@definitelyrealskeleton Жыл бұрын
@@douglaspeters2567they are spamming it on a bunch of comments, i dont even know why
@nocturnechanson Жыл бұрын
I appreciate them roasting themselves at the end. 😂
@qfcbv5 ай бұрын
"what's a newspaper"
@kawaiiwitch4975 Жыл бұрын
The two things that got me in this were the dramatic reenactment and "Mayor Bowser".
@angrymarshmaIIow Жыл бұрын
Thank you Bowser, the king of the koopas.
@phriedokra6158 Жыл бұрын
Digging that turn of the last century voice over!!!
@LTB_Pravda Жыл бұрын
I get my news exclusively from these shorts lol. Great job
@mrbanana6464 Жыл бұрын
That seems like a great way to rid of any nuance from news lol
@iang.4910 Жыл бұрын
@@mrbanana6464They dont even try to hide the bias most of the time
@LTB_Pravda Жыл бұрын
@@mrbanana6464 I mean, I don't like watching the news in general I prefer to read it, but finding a good free source that isn't boring, biased, or whatnot makes it not worth the effort IMO These shorts, are short and sweet so I understand the basics of pressing issues - while also being relatively unbiased From what I've seen, both sides of arguments presented get fair coverage here - it feels like a third party reviewing the happenings instead of one side or the other and I greatly appreciate that Would it be better if I read more into the happenings of our nation? Yeah - it would, I can't deny that. Would I get anything helpful out of it? Probably not - nothing more than a few shorts can explain. Not like I can do much of anything - knowing the general idea is enough for me
@luigimrlgaming9484 Жыл бұрын
I pity you
@luigimrlgaming9484 Жыл бұрын
@@LTB_PravdaIt often presents conservative arguments as stupid in every way except literally.
@Fat_Tony4224 Жыл бұрын
Just wanna say i appreciate the social media team bot only for actually being informative but doing it in such a way thay i can easily inform my friends and family about the issues we face since im quite the rambler (if this wasnt evident enough lol)
@blaackberry Жыл бұрын
Its the same thing here in Maryland and as a resident I have to say I love having shorter buildings. The sky is brighter and you can see the beautiful scenery unobstructed.
@jojonas5463 Жыл бұрын
New Yorkers: You can do that???
@eriviscale2 Жыл бұрын
Why the heck would you want to? Isn't New York housing already unaffordable enough.
@ke6gwf Жыл бұрын
NYC has its own similar rules, which is why all the buildings are tapered. It's some formula about shading the buildings next to it.
@Lv-nq9qz Жыл бұрын
@@ke6gwfits called the Floor Area Ratio. It was an ammedment to the previous Setback Law which required buildings to have setbacks based on the street width and the height of the building. The higher it went, the more setbacks a building needed to have. This was a result of over building in Downtown which caused the streets to be dark and unpleasant. By giving a building setbacks, it allowed light and air to get down to street level. Fast forward to the 60's. NYC is trying to grow and remain competetive with other cities in the US (namely Chicago). The city needs more buildings, but land is scarce, so they need to build up instead of out. The Floor Area Ratio concept is created which allows a developer to build higher and with fewer setbacks as long as they provide a certain amount of open space adjacent to the building. This could be in the form of a public plaza, a pocket park, or by buying the air rights of landmarked buildings adjacent to the new building. Probably the most famous example of this was the original WTC, which incorporated a massive plaza into its plan in order to allow the twin towers to be much taller than what was allowed by code for that area of the city. Other examples incluse the Chase bank building in downtown, the Seagrams building, Lever house and the old Pan Am building.
@davidstorrs Жыл бұрын
"What's a newspaper?" That hurt. The years, man, they keep ticking past.
@OBSMProductions Жыл бұрын
It's just a joke, but most people just don't see them as necessities anymore
@shinhook2k280 Жыл бұрын
whatever is after gen A will probably not be shown what newspapers are
@WarPigstheHun Жыл бұрын
I remember knowing about floppy disks and had one and a computer that could accept it. But still had no idea how to use it. I can't imagine a kid trying to use a newspaper and getting it all messed up
@supergatorhator Жыл бұрын
People who were born the year the iPod came out are now old enough to drink. There are adults who have gone their whole life without touching a CD or cassette tape.
@davidstorrs Жыл бұрын
@@supergatorhator Why do you hurt me??? *sadface*
@TheBluePhoenix008 Жыл бұрын
I love this style of content
@B_men_apo8 ай бұрын
I will never believe dc elected a guy named Bowser in to office.
@MiCnWww Жыл бұрын
Dave’s height already violates the law!
@scotandiamapping4549 Жыл бұрын
Im not even American but I love these guys
@konradzukowski213 Жыл бұрын
I live in Gdynia and for many years after it was created (1926) there was the similar law in reference to building height , but for a very specific reason. Many if not all Polish cities suffered from sometimes unbearable stench, caused by stagnant air. Because of their height and close distance from each other, air was unable to move around. So in order to stop that very specific issue and allow for air to move freely, Gdynia's building code said the wall facing the street couldn't be taller than the width of the main street it was built by. This led to a very interesting design, since many buildings from that time (many of which stand here till this day) found a loophole to that. In order to increase the height of the building, many of them would have stairs-like look on top. Those floors had their walls not connected to the main street-facing wall and were moved back by around 2 meters, allowing to increase their height and total living space by extra 2-3 floors.
@johnmccrossan93767 ай бұрын
This is a rare example of the government looking out for the general happiness and preferences of its citizens and creating a reasonable law to curtail individual idiots ruining the aesthetic of public spaces. There ought to be a similar law made about how much a city can expand before it has to be content with the size and density it has.
@TessHKM4 ай бұрын
How is it "reasonable" for the government to introduce an arbitrary law that restricts infrastructure and livability to satisfy a noisy group of self-important curmudgeons? Aesthetics are a personal preference, not something the government should be legislating. Where did this culture of "Instead of taking ownership of my own life and the decisions I make, I'm going to ask the government to ban anything I don't like looking at" come from?
@johnmccrossan93764 ай бұрын
@@TessHKM I agree with you on an ideological level but everything has to have a limit. I can't take responsibility for the height of a building like I can take responsibility for my own health. Aesthetics are partly subjective, in that we can disagree on what looks good, but almost everyone can agree on what is ugly. Sometimes aesthetics have to take a backseat to more practical concerns like space and cost and that's fair enough but this case didn't restrict development in any real way, buildings that size were incredibly rare and expensive at the time anyway and it was more of a preventative measure. In some cases the local government needs to say this is a public place and as such the public has a right not to live in a mind numbing, dystopic looking concrete mess. Much like people playing music too loud in public areas it's a nuisance and it affects people's quality of life.
@TessHKM3 ай бұрын
@@johnmccrossan9376 height of a building by not looking at things you don't like and regulating your emotions better. So what if lots of people can agree on what looks ugly? Therefore what? Everybody agrees Arby's sucks ass and, should they be outlawed to protect people from subpar roast beef sandwiches? Besides, if you listened to "people" they'd say Thomas Kincaid is the best artist of all time. When did we suddenly decide that aesthetic claims are inherently given merit by the law of large numbers? People have the right to criticize the government. People have a right to freely practice their desired religion. People have a right to representation when they are accused of a crime. People do not have a "right" to avoid seeing things they think are ugly. If that's the level of emotional reaction you have upon encountering architecture that doesn't appeal to your aesthetic sensibilities, that is something that should be dealt with between you and your therapist, not inflicted upon normal people. I'm sorry for being so inflammatory, but it honestly riles me up when, in the context of a historic housing & livability crisis driven by a generationally privileged group who convinced themselves they had the secret sauce to design every possible imperfection out of society, act like the "benefits" of such policies even remotely deserve consideration next to the obvious harms they have cause and continue to cause.
@AlexMoreno-zj7po3 ай бұрын
These sort of things increase the cost of housing, and in my opinion make cities aesthetically worse as well
@johnmccrossan93763 ай бұрын
@@AlexMoreno-zj7po alright but in the opinion of the people who already lived in those cities it was better and tbh I can see why
@TanyaOfMars Жыл бұрын
As a former resident of DC, the thing I really appreciate about the building height restrictions is that it democratizes "access" to the city skyline. You don't have to be rich or live in a penthouse to have a nice view of the Capitol building and/or the Washington Monument.
@andromedaspark2241 Жыл бұрын
DC's height limit makes it feel like a place built for humans. It gives it a pleasantness more common to European cities. I have good memories of walking around when I lived there.
@TheThe-om3qt Жыл бұрын
@@andromedaspark2241 That’s such a good way of putting it. There’s something so comfortable about being in DC that I could never quite put a finger on. But you’re right, it’s feels like it’s built for humans. It’s a thriving city but unlike other cities it’s not “how big can we make our apartment buildings,” it feels like real thought goes into every part. I know nothing about city planning or architecture so there’s my two cents worth nothing.
@evanalmighty9444 Жыл бұрын
@@andromedaspark2241it’s true, I am Canadian and went to DC 7 years ago and I noted something felt “off” but in a good way and I am thinking it’s because of how liveable the city centre is compared to a place like Toronto!
@pizzajona Жыл бұрын
The height act (and other zoning height restrictions in DC) means that the people who can afford to live in DC have good views, but less people can afford to live here because there aren’t as many housing units. Also, it doesn’t democratize access that much. Most people still can’t see the monuments or Capitol building from where they live
@andromedaspark2241 Жыл бұрын
@@pizzajona i understand why you're concerned that fewer people can actually live in the center, but the metro in DC really is pretty good if you live further out. (It used to be; haven't been there recently) Cities with condensed residential spaces aren't more affordable or democratized. Every major city I can think of has huge rents. You already have to live way out in VA or MD to get a decent rent, like every city suburb anywhere. Might as well leave everyone on the street access to the sky instead of skyscrapers (worth noting high floors can be a problem for fire and rescue in a disaster)
@Mycikakat Жыл бұрын
"I thought this is what the founding fathers wante-" "No!"
@Jobi. Жыл бұрын
I think they slight let down dads there
@TomfooleryOfTheTrolls7 ай бұрын
It was more like NO!
@rainlovesyou14 Жыл бұрын
as someone who went to DC for a school trip 2 months ago and stood in that exact spot, i feel honored
@adamspivey Жыл бұрын
The Washington Compost, always on the cutting edge of news.. thanks guys
@serenaisproblem Жыл бұрын
“What’s a newspaper?” “We are a newspaper.”
@imaflyinmiget5499 Жыл бұрын
“Whats a newspaper” 💀
@annabelle.stanton7 ай бұрын
what’s a newspaper had me dying 😂😂!!
@silentfriend369 Жыл бұрын
I can't believe I enjoy these shorts so much.
@finitykarl Жыл бұрын
Y'all are great at this.
@user-qg5wg9ut2o Жыл бұрын
I appreciate your stylized speech pattern for this video ❤
@MSDGAMEZ Жыл бұрын
This dude definitely on the radio in fallout 4.
@DRourkeyКүн бұрын
Washington specifically asked that if any monuments were built to him it should have a flat top as he saw pointed tops as a sign of paganism. The building stopped at some point and restarted with the plan to build a pointed tip, you can see where the bricks change color. This was a middle finger to Washington.
@recurse Жыл бұрын
Ok, so is Dave super tall or are the other two super short?
@mfaizsyahmi Жыл бұрын
He was grandfathered into the act, the others had to follow the height restriction act. 💀
@thebarrelman1840 Жыл бұрын
@@mfaizsyahmiYOU MADE LAUGH SO HARD 😭😭
@fulcrum2951 Жыл бұрын
@@mfaizsyahmiyou win
@jaredf6205 Жыл бұрын
Both. They look 5 feet tall, he looks 6 foot 3.
@FunFacts121211 ай бұрын
@@mfaizsyahmifun fact, reply of the year right here!
@joeriden2413 Жыл бұрын
I live 30 minutes from DC and I’ve been going to DC for over 30 years. I’ve never known any of this and I think it’s neat that I’m still discovering more and more about it
@FrancisDimosesАй бұрын
I live 10.000 km from DC I've never been there yet i know almost all of this
@gacd2104Ай бұрын
I think Mayor Bowser just wants to build a giant castle and he needs the extra building height.
@tomcartwright713411 ай бұрын
I lived 3 blocks from the Cairo when I was 17 years old. I loved that neighborhood.
@dianedavidson5283 Жыл бұрын
I had to rewatch the bit where they showed "and people hated it" ! Kicking and shaking a fist!
@evecampbell30694 ай бұрын
My favorite part as well. 😂
@xanderc1225 Жыл бұрын
Madison Wisconsin has this where the buildings gotta be lower than the top of the capital building. It’s ridiculous that it’s gotta be the main thing viewed
@kyle8572 ай бұрын
I mean, it's the capital building and Madison is better off with lower buildings. I like skyscrapers, but not every city needs them.
@jbjmaddenАй бұрын
After you said Mayor Bowser i immediately tuned out and could only think of that
@lupusx3225 Жыл бұрын
Yooooo I rarely see things about DC on KZfaq like this, I always knew about this law since I’m from DC but the history of it is nice to see being spread!
@pilot_bruh576 Жыл бұрын
Bigger apartment buildings would be less urban sprawl with the bonus of cheaper housing and less homeless people
@CouchPotator Жыл бұрын
Washington doesn't have urban sprawl, it's too physically small
@peskypigeonx Жыл бұрын
@@CouchPotatorIt has millions of people. If you’ve ever been near the Greenbelt, you’ve seen sprawl.
@dennisny6439 Жыл бұрын
Not really, that hasn't helped Newyork & Chicago. Has it?
@peskypigeonx Жыл бұрын
@@dennisny6439 The amount of new housing NYC gets has helped to somewhat slow down rents ruining which kick people out, but in lots of cases our cities don’t build enough housing quick enough to sustain lower prices.
@luclin92 Жыл бұрын
Or it could turn into a parking lot desert. Meaning you loose the benefit of bigger buildings because you need to drive everywhere
@mason96575 Жыл бұрын
I like to imagine three respected Washington Post journalists walking around the capitol, with their phones, recording a TikTok 😂
@Nick_B_Bad Жыл бұрын
It’s not possible. There’s no such thing as a respected WaPo journalist.
@mason96575 Жыл бұрын
@@Nick_B_Bad how's the weather in St. Petersburg? Would have thought you were only a Fox News MAGA Sheep disciple, but judging by your post history you follow WaPo and comment on everything they produce. I know you think you're getting your propaganda out there- but all you're doing is helping the channel with your engagement.
@Redact63Lluks Жыл бұрын
@@mason96575hey some people actually like to consume disagreeable content to actually understand opposing view points 😂
@mancrab18994 ай бұрын
@@mason96575man this is a pretty advanced Zionist bot. Very impressive
@skip123davis Жыл бұрын
"what's a newspaper?" 🤣 you can buy one next to the phone booth.
@AFKxMouse28 күн бұрын
"What happens to the one‘s already standing?“ We sew the top o-
@jamesirwin7677 Жыл бұрын
What's a newspaper? Funny til you realise that he's not joking.
@astralax Жыл бұрын
"Oh my God, I got hired by the Washington Post! I'm gonna do important journalistic work in the tradition of Watergate and the Pentagon Papers!" Later:
@TheSleepSteward3 ай бұрын
“What’s a newspaper” Accurate…
@philismenko9 ай бұрын
Love the washington post march at the end, a very good touch
@fluffyjello Жыл бұрын
Washington Post Interns' field trip
@the_officials38 Жыл бұрын
Wait that's the new intern is it?
@markuskoopman3203 Жыл бұрын
I'm not American but I think having a mayor with the last name of Bowser is hilarious. It's like, "We have to fund a construction project in the sewers, Mayor Bowser!" And he goes, "Not Mario!" I fucking hate myself
@thepro3k_watches656 Жыл бұрын
Man I love this channel
@SKPetel Жыл бұрын
we need to get more video game education to the people who elected bowser into office
@FlawlessP401 Жыл бұрын
Washington DC needs to be entirely shut down and turned into a museum and congress should be forced to meet in a different state every session
@pandoragoldspan7012 Жыл бұрын
sorry, what about the very normal people who live in the rest of the city? this is a bit like going "london should be shut down and parliament should meet in different cities every few months" like what about the other people there?
@michaelweiske702 Жыл бұрын
That sounds like a logistical f*cking nightmare.
@mycelia_ow Жыл бұрын
@@michaelweiske702 security has left the chat
@GGray. Жыл бұрын
Common sense left his head
@neilkurzman4907 Жыл бұрын
And somehow this is going to solve problems by magic? Washington DC exist so that Congress could meet in a place that was not a state. So your plan is to build 50 capitals. Along with 50 sets of apartments to go with the capitals so that Congress and all of their support staff would have some place to stay. And all of this is going to make Washington work better how? The only one I can see helping is a lot of real estate developers. Then, of course your plan means it’s going to be 50 years before they go back to the original state. Which means I guess all of that infrastructure would have to be rented out? Or pay billions of dollars to keep it in good condition till the next 50 year cycle. Or maybe just build new every time ?
@vincent_hall Жыл бұрын
I'm with him, "what's a newspaper?" 😂
@Spoon974 ай бұрын
The grass looked different than what i remembered.
@eddiethemexiii Жыл бұрын
I swear, if a kid ever asks me what a newspaper is, then i deserve a senior discount in everything
@TsarFrancisDrake Жыл бұрын
You guys remember the feeling of watching a video, and only after you finished and enjoyed it did you realize with horror that it was a Buzzfeed video?
@itzAceSlayer9 ай бұрын
“What’s a newspaper” Me: “sounds about right.”
@iSchmidty13 Жыл бұрын
They’re super lucky to have that law!
@jasonhaberski68439 күн бұрын
“What’s a newspaper?” Sounds like my son 😂
@RobertWilkinsonJKekMaloy Жыл бұрын
“Whatsa news paper?”
@JustChadC Жыл бұрын
Kind of wild they build an entire video game based on this place.
@TURBOMIKEIFY Жыл бұрын
Fascinating. I just watched a newspaper ad all the way through.
@caracal4294 ай бұрын
Most of the video: Old timey news reel. For one glorious second: … Peach, you’re so cool…
@demonheart135 ай бұрын
Honestly, i wish this was a law built in most cities. When you cant see the sky from the street, its seriously depressing. I feel like too many tall buildings brings the environment and thus value down.
@kiwirar58852 ай бұрын
I wasn't looking and thought I had stumbled on a Hazbin Hotel short for a minute.
@potatolad-mn6vl6 ай бұрын
Ngl he is Becoming a modern day bill nye in a way
@ChrisPierreBacon20 күн бұрын
Please do more educational things like this in that old timey voice and style.
@erikaauceda3689 ай бұрын
I was there too once and all of this made me learn some things
@coopernieman962322 күн бұрын
Never in my life would I have ever heard the name, Mayor Bowser before
@lisaanimiАй бұрын
The epic collaboration
@pan6529 Жыл бұрын
“Mayor Bowser” 💀
@The_E-2_Hawkeye9 ай бұрын
I’m on vacation in D.C right now and I also noticed the lack of skyscrapers and I was curious about it
@Takaichi666- Жыл бұрын
The way this video is made reminds me of those short films schools would play in either science or history class lol
@certifiedgamerentertainmen579 Жыл бұрын
I can't believe they built a whole city inspired by fallout 3.