Here's a fun comparison. This is the building adjacent to the north side of the northbound platform at the Northbrook Metra station. First, October 1985:
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Here's the same wall almost exactly 31 years later:
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The pharmacy long ago disappeared. The building now contains an Italian restaurant and a hair salon.
