ˈoʊld nˌiːoʊklˈæsɪkəl bˈɪldɪŋz ʌv nˈoʊ hˈaɪɚ ðɐn tˈuː tə θɹˈiː stˈoːɹiz jˈuːzd tʊ ɛɡzˈɪst ʌntˈɪl ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, wˌɛn ɐ kənstɹˈʌkʃən spɹˈiː, wˌɪtʃ lˈæstᵻd sˈɛvɹəl dˈɛkeɪdz, dᵻmˈɑːlɪʃt ˈɔːl bˌʌt ɐ fjˈuː ʌv ðˌɛm.
Old neoclassical buildings of no higher than two to three stories used to exist until the 1950s, when a construction spree, which lasted several decades, demolished all but a few of them.