eli5: how do you get cars into the second floor of a mall?

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i understand the first floor (or groundfloor idk) but the second and third? while the building is already made? pls explain

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Construction crews need to move stacks of drywall and other equipment that are easily just as heavy as a car whenever one of the retailers is redecorating. They’re not going to carry dozens of sheets and steel beams up the escalator.

There’s always a way for heavy things to get up to the second floor. Usually there’s some convenient geography that has at least parking lot at “ground level” for the upstairs. Put a big door there and stuff can just drive in and out.

Failing that, there’s usually a service elevator tucked away somewhere. This elevator is very not pretty, but is probably the size of a car, and is (usually) rated for a extra heavy capacity. Drive on, elevator up, drive off.

Failing ALL that, then someone got a crane and lifted it in there through some kind of roof access. that’s really expensive, but I’ve seen marketing folks spend money on stupider shit.

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