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I had errands to run on Lawrence Avenue today, starting at Broadway and moving my way west. These are random photos I took with my cellphone camera along the way.

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Random photos from Lawrence Avenue
The southwest corner of the Uptown theatre.

Random photos from Lawrence Avenue
Some of the surprisingly huge and beautiful homes you find along Lawrence Avenue.

Random photos from Lawrence Avenue
Spotted near Lawrence and Western.

Random photos from Lawrence Avenue
Spotted near Lawrence and Western.

Random photos from Lawrence Avenue
Ladies and gentlemen, the ugliest Sears in America. At Lawrence and Western, my errand destination.

Random photos from Lawrence Avenue
Weird customer direction graphic on the floor of ugly retro Sears, Lawrence and Western.

Random photos from Lawrence Avenue
The famed Green Mill - not only Al Capone's speakeasy during Prohibition, but also the international birthplace of the poetry slam. Lawrence and Broadway.

Random photos from Lawrence Avenue
The historic Uptown Bank, Lawrence and Broadway. The rumor is that Al Capone had a tunnel dug under the street here, from the bank to his speakeasy across the street, The Green Mill, and that the tunnel still exists.

Random photos from Lawrence Avenue
Lawrence and Broadway, looking south. That building in the center is the old Goldblatts and the new Uptown Borders.

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