When we were moved out to the suburbs during the 1950's slum clearances, there were 15 storey flats on the estate, and many people specifically asked to be housed in them.
And why not ? They had indoor plumbing and toilets, central heating, electricity, and even lifts !
People thought they were just like the Americans in New York they seen on those new fangled telivisions that were now becoming readily available !
Sadly, over the years they were neglected, people moved out, illegal immigrants, problem families, drug dealers, moved in and they went from bad to worse, lifts broke