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We must study this structure (media.piefed.world)
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[–] 15 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

You expect me to believe Americans built row houses a century ago? They can't even do that today with modern technology.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 hours ago*

    Oh my god!

    Modern building codes can’t even begin to comprehend the Los Angeles “Dingbat” apartment. Modern requirements say that “soft story” buildings are not safe in Earthquakes - yet some of these apartments still endure across Southern California.

    How were they doing it 60 years ago? Where did these apartment blocks come from? What evidence remains of the methods used in construction?

    https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/iconic-la-apartments-dingbats-19898801.php

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