This, btw, might pose an interesting problem for people interested in science fiction: In the future, things are always supposed to somehow look cool, even if they're totally dilapidated; so abandoned "exurbs" - or whatever they're called - will introduce a new dimension to science fiction: the unbelievably boring future. Of course, fans of Philip K. Dick's work already know the idea of the future being mind numbingly boring. (Thanks, for the link, Joseph Z.!)
