An old police station has suddenly closed. The doors are boarded up, creating an impression of desolation and failure. We will be seeing more of this: necessary services shut up for the sake of satisfying the retirement coffers.
The letters of the building are being picked over, as the vandals move in.
Harley says
That is a pretty sad picture of what not too long ago was probably a busy place–and probably mostly unhappy. I don’t think I have encountered too many “happy or content” police. I wonder what the signage means on the pole to the left of the photo. Vandals–I bet there would be/is no shortage of them.
Celia says
Being a cop in Chicago is a tough tough job; this station had sort of a wholesome quality while it was operating because it adjoined the Police Academy. It was part of a big physical plant in the West Loop near–what?–Madison and Racine. Now the whole thing looks far too seedy–like something from the era of the Untouchables. . . . .