8 fake buildings that are actually secret portals
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Some elements of a city's infrastructure, like train passages and electrical substations (the grids that transport electricity from plant to consumer) take up too much space to be underground, or are otherwise eyesores. So an elegant way to house these pieces of ugly infrastructure is inside a fake building: a façade.
In places like New York, London, and Toronto, many substations and portals are housed in buildings made to blend into the urban landscape. After all, who wants to see a bunch of townhouses interrupted by power plants and ventilation shafts?
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