Southern Exposure
The Overlooked Architecture, of Chicago's South Side (Second to None
by Lee Bey
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Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture, of Chicago?s South Side is the first book devoted to the South Side?s rich and unfairly ignored architectural heritage. With lively, insightful text and galleryquality color photographs by noted Chicago Architecture, expert Lee Bey, Southern Exposure documents the remarkable and largely unsung architec...
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