Because its history goes back so far--it took shape in the 1890's--and because maintenance has been less than thorough, the whole area shows decay and disarray. It is markedly different from the forest of modern office buildings only a half-hour's walk away in Manhattan.
由於年代久遠﹘﹘從一八九○年代就發展定形了﹘﹘加上維護不周，整個社區顯得老舊髒亂，與相隔半小時步程、高樓大廈林立的現代商區曼哈頓的景觀截然不同。