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Originally Posted by farmerjumperdon
I think they (The World Without Us site) are way too generous in their assumptions about the quality of construction and strength of materials in the average home.
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I agree. I also think that the mold, insect and vegetation problems would be so much quicker that even 1/4 of the time seems generous.
I have seen abandon buildings (mainly built as cottages in the 30's/40's) that were in total collapse within one or two decades.
I have also seen newly built homes, where the builder went belly up, be engulfed completely inside with mold within a year.
As far as Liberty is concerned, I think that is always thrown in, whether it's realistic or not, just to add that emotional response.
History's
Universe did the same thing with Manhatten. The buildings were still standing even after about 200-300 feet of sediment has buried the city.