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"As I wandered the halls and rooms of this large vacant space, I could only imagine the wild parties that must have taken place within these walls," Joo said on his website, Architectural Afterlife. The current owners plan to renovate the building and use it as a church, he wrote.

Joo is no stranger to Internet fame. In February, his photo series of snow filling a deserted Ohio mall made headlines.

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Donald Trump's administration deployed the military to Washington, D.C., in the name of fighting crime, and in an Aug. 11 news conference he mentioned the possibility of military being sent to other large American cities, all of which are led by Black, Democratic mayors. And while Atlanta wasn't included in Trump's list, the city fits that profile under Mayor Andre Dickens. (Photo Illustration: Philip Robibero / AJC | Source: Getty)

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