Once you’re in our city for an hour or two, you quickly realize that building codes and standards are quite different. What do you notice about this picture?

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Yes, these iron beams are holding up the outside wall of this building! While we certainly stop and look (and take a picture– :-))when we see instances like this, we appreciate that people here often have to make things work with what they have. And, they do a great job of it!