The Village
Oberlaa Land, the southern part of Oberlaa, whose inhabitants seem to fear their village life will be destroyed by the extension of the Viennese underground line U1. www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/wien/stadtpolitik/914396...
A simple site visit shows two things: From the new terminus the railway underpass leading to their village is much farther away and much harder to find than it was before. And therefore there are no signs of huge crowds of strangers inundating their village. The huge crowds that were also today on their way are automatically lead to the park in the northern part of Oberlaa by the new underground buildings.
What's the problem of these villagers? They don't feel like Viennese, and they detest the district they belong to, Favoriten, the 10th district. They're hostile to foreigners, but living in Favoriten you mustn't be hostile to foreigners, for there are lots of them there. So why don't they separate? The U1 extension, in any case, leaves them alone.
The Village
Oberlaa Land, the southern part of Oberlaa, whose inhabitants seem to fear their village life will be destroyed by the extension of the Viennese underground line U1. www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/wien/stadtpolitik/914396...
A simple site visit shows two things: From the new terminus the railway underpass leading to their village is much farther away and much harder to find than it was before. And therefore there are no signs of huge crowds of strangers inundating their village. The huge crowds that were also today on their way are automatically lead to the park in the northern part of Oberlaa by the new underground buildings.
What's the problem of these villagers? They don't feel like Viennese, and they detest the district they belong to, Favoriten, the 10th district. They're hostile to foreigners, but living in Favoriten you mustn't be hostile to foreigners, for there are lots of them there. So why don't they separate? The U1 extension, in any case, leaves them alone.