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Invasion Of The Walgreens In Brooklyn

Here is the original. It's quite ugly. The original front facade on top had character. It's chains like these and the condo developments that are destroying the uniqueness that is Brooklyn. There are 3 Walgreens that have opened within a 30 block radius that all look the same. Is the facing made of plastic?

 

This is the original Morris Discount Store. They were a frequent source of real discounts. Now Walgreens may be better than Duane Reade (Duane Greed) but still much pricier than a real discount drug store.

 

I used to live in Pottstown, PA and when passing the one on Coney Island Avenue I got a flashback of that suburban town. It's scary how America is becoming more and more homogenized.

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Uploaded on December 11, 2009
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