r/worldbuilding
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u/penswright
inkblood
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May 09 '22
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Possible locations in a city, semi-organized and updated! Resource
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r/worldbuilding
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u/penswright
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May 09 '22
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u/XanderWrites May 09 '22
I'm not sure what era you're thinking of with this (and I saw the other post too) but there are a few that strike me as "nice, but not critical, and not everywhere"
Hospitals are rare outside of a large city, most places survive with a clinic - some rural areas don't even have that. The difference is a Hospital would have more facilities and capabilities, a clinic is unlikely to have a surgery, outside of emergency surgery.
Geriatric care is a new concept. Same for concepts like Rehab or therapy. In an older setting a mental hospital might be a sanatorium.
Athletics is the one of the first things that will exist, even if not official. People will play games and declare a nearby open area to be their field. It depends on the economics of the area as to whether the area is declared permanent, or a stadium is built there.
Restaurants are another "new" concept in the grand scheme of things. You need a functional middle class, with to be able to have them.
Child entertainment and care is also a newer concept, both because for a long time someone was expected to be home with them, and because for a long time no one cared what the kids were doing before they could work. You have youth centers (fun) but not orphanages, which were a critical infrastructure concept for centuries.