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[[Image:w72ndst.jpg|right|300px| Mixed-use development in New York City. Note the residential space above the retail space in the same building.]]

Mixed-used development was the most prominent style of development during the large majority of the history of human cities and towns. Because people [[walk]]ed for daily transportation, it was most convenient to locate the uses in close proximity. People often made a living from their own homes. This was particularly true in cities, where the bottom floor was often devoted to some sort of commercial use, and living space was upstairs.

Mixed-used development fell out of favor during the [[Industrial Age]] in favor of more efficient manufacturing in dedicated structures. Many of these buildings produced substantial industrial [[pollution]], detrimental to those who lived nearby. These factors were important in the push for Euclidian [[zoning]] that separated land uses.