Why yes, they can. This is one of my favorite shots from a trip to Memphis, Tennessee. This building had been empty quite sometime, and it was sweating. No, I’m not kidding. On top of the building a very large wooden, and steel water tank. At some point the water it was holding began to leak down on to the roof of the structure. That water soaked into the walls, and into the very bricks themselves. I have to wonder, is the place still standing?