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Old Posted Nov 27, 2018, 7:54 PM
Via Chicago Via Chicago is offline
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theres an example on Chicago Ave, which is now epic spices. they sort of added an additional door that leads in to the vestibule, but essentially the same concept. its a really beautiful old storefront with a ton of character. not a great photo but you get the idea. the glass plays all sorts of fun little tricks with reflections and the original trim really completes the package. you can also see how they used the little trick of the leading lines of both the terrazzo and windows of drawing you in...its literally all pointing inward and has a slight funhouse effect





Ten Cat Tavern, which at one time was a storefront, is another one






i personally love the design and find them very elegant entryways. in comparison to these smaller scale example, Chandlers was the obvious reigning king of this vestibule type and again, i find its wanton destruction quite sad. the glass they tore out was also all original/antique and had that certain quality you simply dont find in modern examples

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