Sometimes overlooked in the aftermath of the Christmas morning 2020 bombing is the fact that not all the structures damaged were pre-World War I-constructed and of masonry exteriors.
An example, and perhaps the most prominent, is the AT&T network equipment building at 185 Second Ave. N.
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