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Before the Gilded Age, why were buildings only 2 to 3 stories tall?

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Probably due to lack of ability to make such a type of building that time, however there were some extreme skyscrapers that are exceptions. It might also be due to the invention of the elevator, which allowed for easier travel between floors, allowing for higher buildings.

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