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Vacant buildings that once housed Club Escape and Slap Shots on Superior Street.

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Broken windows at the Madison Building (Nasby Building) at the intersection of Huron Street and Madison Street.

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Broken windows at the Madison Building (Nasby Building) at the intersection of Huron Street and Madison Street.

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Vacant China King restaurant on Superior Street.

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Vacant Spitzer Building reflected in the windows of other vacant buildings on Huron Street.

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A woman sleeps on the steps of the Jefferson Center.

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Graffiti on the Berdan Building on Washington Avenue near Erie Street.

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Graffiti on the Berdan building on Washington Avenue near Erie Street.

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Deteriorating facade on the Madison Building, 607 Madison Ave.

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13th Street in Toledo.

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Broken windows at the Madison Building (Nasby Building) at the intersection of Huron Street and Madison Street.

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Vacant Spitzer Building at the intersection of Huron Street and Madison Street.

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Vacant office space on Superior Street.

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Vacant buildings on Superior Street.

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Graffiti on the Berdan Building on Washington Avenue near Erie Street.

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Vacant office space on Superior Street.

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The Berdan Building on Washington Avenue near Erie Street, in Toledo.

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Vacant space on Huron Street near Adams Street.

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Huntington Bank reflected in the windows of vacant buildings on Huron Street.

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Unoccupied building at 20 Broadway, which has collapsed into Swan Creek.

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