Sort of but the other US cities aren’t longing for a worse iteration of the city while simultaneously blaming the last decade or two on a 100-year long pricing trend but acting like its recent

There was a period after forced integration/busing, and the advent of suburbs where housing in cities was very much not a sure thing upward trend like it is now.

If you go to a lot of cities in between coasts the revitalization of downtown areas is most definitely a "last decade or two" trend.

I think the thinking about American cities in the 70s, 80s, and early 90s was pretty different.

Remember that New York nearly went bankrupt in the 70s. Then the crack epidemic in the 80s. Crime was much worse and cities were seen as undesirable.