One of the exit doors of the former Louis Theater (also known as the Lux and the Pickford), 35th St. and Michigan Ave. The building has also functioned as a car wash and retail; it is currently vacant.
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3 comments:
Color me easily spooked, but this photograph gives me a bad vibe. How did you feel while walking around there?
More cautious than usual, but only because I didn't know the territory that well.
Ooh, I actually love this one. It's both ancient and modern. I envision it as a sort of portal to wizardry.
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