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Lorenzo's Lounge
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View across West Gilman Street, towards a brick building near the corner of University Avenue. A marquee above the door reads: "Lorenzo's Lounge: Hot Sandwiches, Soup." A neon sign in the window advertises Schlitz beer. Above the second story windows is decorative brickwork, and a date stone reads: "1897" at the roofline.
1973
Garner, Bruce
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