Today, art deco has become treasured while "bland" 1970s concrete architecture is considered terrible. This got me thinking. Back in the 1970s, when the "modern" architecture that today is considered so characterless and uninspiring (think Chase Tower or the AT&T building) was all the rage, that is the type of architecture that was associated with big, modern, urban cities. Art Deco was out of style and not treasured, hence the reason so much of it was destroyed. I wasn't alive then but I remember many people reading that art deco at that time was a symbol of a more primitive past and urban decay and people cheered its destruction. For those hear alive in the 1970s I would love to hear your take on that. Fast forward to today. There was virtually 40 years between the peak of art deco and modern style, and now we have an entirely new type of 21st century architecture roughly 40 years after the peak of the 1970s modern style. The 1970s style that represented urbanity back then now is cold, uninviting, and suburban, and is generally despised by the younger generation. This is a perfect example of how fads change and how we shouldn't destroy a historic piece of architecture just because it isn't in style today. In 2050, today's architecture could be the bland, cold stuff and the OK County Jail could be a treasure. Thoughts?