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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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A new poll from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution explored what Georgians thought about the first 100 days in office of President Donald Trump’s second term. Photo illustration by Philip Robibero/AJC

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