People Are Sharing Examples Of ‘Urban Hell’ That Look Like A Dystopian Movie But Are Sadly Real (45 New Pics)

When it comes to the US, Union City in New Jersey holds the title for the most densely populated city. With just over 54,000 inhabitants per square mile, it might not begin to compare to Mumbai or Muzaffarnagar, but to anyone trying to reach the subway through a sea of people, it can surely feel crowded enough.

The second and third most populated cities in the country, West New York and Hoboken respectively, are also located in New Jersey; however, state-wise, it’s Washington D.C. that takes the lead.

Whether extremely densely populated or not, expanding cities to conveniently accommodate large numbers of people requires more than just buildings; proper infrastructure has to be created as well. That might lead to some unfortunate decisions—as seen in some of these pictures—such as a maze of streets with a school trapped within it, for instance, or a huge highway crossing the middle of a residential area.

However, not all examples of modern development are as disastrous as they might seem after viewing this list. Take Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, for instance; not much but a road with some buildings here and there just five decades ago, it is now a bustling artery of the city surrounded by modern buildings.

If browsing pictures of ‘Urban Hell’ is something you enjoy, you might like viewing other architecture-related disasters as well, such as the failures on this list or this one. But if you wish to continue down the same path, you might want to give our previous edition of pictures from ‘Urban Hell’ a go next.