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S.095 – Abraham Lincoln Center,
700 East Oakwood Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois Photographed on May 10, 2012. Frank Lloyd Wright designed this large structure
as a church for his uncle, Rev. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones. The building now serves
Northeastern Illinois University after a 1978 renovation. The great thing about renovations, though,
is that the area not normally seen by the public seldom gets the attention
the façade receives. Thus, I think you
get a flavor for the original construction by viewing the rear parking lot
view. It is open to the public during normal
operating hours, and I was allowed to wander the halls.
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A giant plaque
affixed to the exterior just gets one historical fact wrong. Very wrong.
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New
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