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Sep 22nd 2005, 10:57pm By queenseyes

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What do you get when you cross the 1848 building facade of the old Illuminating Gas Company with the new Blue Cross/Blue Shield office building? They are busy building, and people are busy talking. We drove down to the site the other day to take a look at the old facade. We stood in front of it trying to imagine the new build in the backround. One thing is for sure, this 'unique' re-use will surely turn some heads along with a few eyebrows.

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