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Stephenson's Pharmacy
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She smiled when I came inside to take a photo
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Ibrahim overseas a sadder square these days
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What's left of Ezbekiah Garden in Opera Square
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Our first stop was the Automobile Club, but it recently had a facade change
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The tour is sponsored by the Ismailia Real Estate Company who are restoring this building and others in an attempt to save downtown Cairo
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One of the guide's favorite doors
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The Said Halim Pasha Palace once looked like this and the garden reached across the street we're standing in
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Townhouse Gallery
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The heart of the Townhouse Gallery neighborhood
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Inside the Radio Cinema
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An old Maggi ad on the building next door to the Armenian church
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The Armenian Catholic Church
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My favorite photo from the walk
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The building of Assicurazioni Generali di Triste
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Here's the palace that once stood on this corner
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This Art Deco building took its place
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At long last, I was taking the downtown architectural tour! I waited in front of Groppi's, covered by Sisi's reelection banners during its renovation, for the group to gather
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The Davies Bryan Building, dark and imposing
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Unchanged except for the stock
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Buccellati... the famous jeweler?