An abandoned 1960 "Sears Key Shop" keymaking outbuilding at an abandoned Sears.

It was weird of Sears to think it needed a specially dedicated building just for making keys.

 

Ugh the humorless self-satisfaction of the key shop's 20th century customers. I hate to remember those people.

 

I do like whoever chose pink as the color of the siding.

 

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In Toledo, Ohio, on April 28th, 2018, outside an abandoned Sears store (closed 2017) off the north side of Central Avenue (Ohio State Route 120) between Secor Road and Executive Parkway.

 

The building was erected in 1960, according to the Lucas County government's "Auditor's Real Estate Information System" website.

 

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