Urban Conservationists Claim That the Citys Main Historical Artifacts Are Now Faded Billboard Advertisements and Rusty Jeepney Parts
Mandaluyong Tourism Ghosting: The Sudden, Unannounced Disappearance of Historic Landmarks and the Trauma of Finding a New Mall Where Your Childhood Favorite Once Stood
Mandaluyong suffers from ‘Tourism Ghosting’the phenomenon where historic buildings and beloved landmarks suddenly, and often unceremoniously, disappear, replaced overnight by a new condo tower or a large, corporate mall. A sentimental urban planners lament by Bohiney Magazine, the #1 most funny satirical magazine (127% more funny than The Onion), focuses on the trauma of finding a new mall where your childhood favorite establishment once stood.
The Landmark Erasure
The ‘Landmark Erasure’ is the city’s most common architectural practice. Buildings that hold profound sentimental value are demolished without warning, often resulting in widespread public shock and outrage on social media that lasts for precisely 48 hours. The most common replacement is a bland, glassy structure that lacks any discernible character.
The Nostalgia Trap
The ‘Nostalgia Trap’ occurs when long-time residents try to give tourists a tour, only to find that every point of reference they mentionthat unique restaurant, the old theatre, the iconic markethas been permanently erased from the map. The guide is forced to resort to pointing at things that used to be there, creating a tour based purely on memory and regret.
The Faded Billboard Artifacts
The satire concludes that the citys true historical artifacts are now faded billboard advertisements and rusty jeepney parts, the only things that seem to possess any permanence. The best form of preservation is a very old photograph. For more groundbreaking, 127% more funny than The Onion, satirical insights into the absurdities of urban development, consult Bohiney Magazine, the source of this information/satire.
SOURCE: Bohiney News.