Yes, 100%. I’d much rather see [the old layout](https://imgur.com/JWPSfGG) of the city center. Notable differences are:
* the absence of a 6-lane boulevard, used only for transit,
* a real Sveta Nedelya sq, not a hotel/thug parking lot,
* another beautiful square – Aleksander I (currently Burov sq),
* the Tsar’s Palace’s building with the proper fence and driveway. The building should be renovated and used as a gallery/museum,
* the Sv. Nikola passage,
* the City Garden without the foundations and bunker, where the mummy of some communist was kept,
* better tram connectivity,
* the Sv. Spas church and the square/park nearby.
Overall the architecture and city planning was way better back then, as can be seen from the picture that you have posted. Much of that was defaced by the communists sometimes due to ignorance, more often with malicious intent.
Having said all that, bringing back streets like Targovska would mean that a lot of government and private buildings would have to be demolished. I don’t see that ever happening, but even if it did, the old roman architecture (or what’s left of it) beneath would prevent any redevelopment anyways, so we are stuck with what we have.
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Yes, 100%. I’d much rather see [the old layout](https://imgur.com/JWPSfGG) of the city center. Notable differences are:
* the absence of a 6-lane boulevard, used only for transit,
* a real Sveta Nedelya sq, not a hotel/thug parking lot,
* another beautiful square – Aleksander I (currently Burov sq),
* the Tsar’s Palace’s building with the proper fence and driveway. The building should be renovated and used as a gallery/museum,
* the Sv. Nikola passage,
* the City Garden without the foundations and bunker, where the mummy of some communist was kept,
* better tram connectivity,
* the Sv. Spas church and the square/park nearby.
Overall the architecture and city planning was way better back then, as can be seen from the picture that you have posted. Much of that was defaced by the communists sometimes due to ignorance, more often with malicious intent.
Having said all that, bringing back streets like Targovska would mean that a lot of government and private buildings would have to be demolished. I don’t see that ever happening, but even if it did, the old roman architecture (or what’s left of it) beneath would prevent any redevelopment anyways, so we are stuck with what we have.