We also talked about the little brown heater in your kitchen, standing proudly on its four legs. I haven't thought about my little brown heater lately.

No, I can't see anyone thinking about such things anymore.
The mentality of a city has changed
There was a comfort, a favorite chair kind of quiet, such that the legs have been kicked out from beneath.
I can see the rift in people, the "getting on", which some are inclined to encourage, and those who can't.

Ed says: No. I don't want to go back. It's like a dream to return to yet another dream. It's time to face the reality of the world that we live in.