Yup. The building was built closer to your time than mine, and it was probably in pretty rough shape even when I was a kid.

[ Joel's apartment is at the end of the hall on the second floor, and Tess unlocks it and let them in. The apartment is dim, the windows spattered with spray paint to cut the light, and it does little to obscure the water stained ceilings and beat-up furniture. The plaster of one wall is falling away entirely. The kitchen is barren, and the back wall is lined with boxes and storage bins.

She sets the jerrycan onto the table.]

I hated this place anyway.