Av. dos EUA, Lisbon, Sept. 2004. Those ugly buildings were once the pride of 1950's Lisbon, and they are located in of its nicest avenues - the United States of America Av. I suppose 50 years ago living in something like that was quite "chic" and fancy. Some have been restored recently. In a country where most people live in apartments, my parents street (just behind those buildings) has nice houses with gardens and swimming pools, and has become one of the top places to live in the capital.