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Default Slightly OT - This Building Offends My Senses

During my weekend travels, I was eating at a luxurious sidewalk cafe, also
known as the Two Rivers Burrito Co., a taco joint in Westfield, MA. As I
enjoyed my gourmet meal, I looked across the street at the City Hotel.

At first glance I simply said "That's an ugly building". After a very
short time I realize why it was so visually unpleasing.

The tree partially blocks the building but if you look closely you'll see
that the third floor windows have no alignment with the second floor windows,
plus none of the windows on either floor are spaced in any kind of symmetrical
manner in relation to each other . The rectangles near the top (old windows
or vents perhaps?) also don't line up nicely with anything below them.

Aside from strange layout of the windows in relation to each other, both
set of windows are shifted to one side of building, touching the trim on
one side, with a 6'-8' gap on the other.

https://i.imgur.com/28zvdCM.jpg

You should be able to walk around via this Google Map link. (the taco joint
is directly behind you)

https://tinyurl.com/city-hotel-ma

I wonder if the building was renovated on the inside for a maximum/better
room layout and they let the exterior be damned, ending up however it had
to based on the interior. I almost tossed my tacos just looking at it. ;-)