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Focus on Sin Strip

By Mitch Arsenie in Miscellaneous on Mar 9, 2006 9:18PM

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Nicknamed Chicago’s Sin Strip, Lincoln Ave between Foster and Peterson is still the place to see a bygone era in Chicago lodging- but not for long. Once located along the main entry to the city (US-41), the area is changing rapidly. With the city exercising its eminent domain powers, only a few of the original 12 motels still remain in business.

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