anotherview wrote:
Ordinary people see progress as change for the better.
Land developers, promoters, and boosters mouth progress but really refer to the highest and best use of the land, in turn meaning how to convert land-use to generate the biggest profit.
Like older folk, older objects have very limited appeal for those who didn't know them when they were current and useful. Unfortunately, more so, things that were once used and sometimes cherished that occupy land that can now be put to more profitable use.