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Tag: They Don’t Build Them Like They Used To

They Don’t Build Them Like They Used To #1

Update: The concrete has been fixed, as of August 2019. I’m beginning a new series of posts highlighting the shoddy construction that pervades much of the contemporary environment around America. The first winner is the concrete approaches to a bridge in downtown Hermann, Missouri, clearly showing how the brand new concrete has settled precipitously, as…

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