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Balboa Market Flashback

August 16, 2014 · Mike Glenn
Balboa Market, credit unknown
Balboa Market, credit unknown

I cancelled the old TBT because I'm having serious nostalgia for the old Balboa Market. Here are some photos of one of the most iconic buildings in Newport, torn down to put a parking lot on it.
The city will be doing something similar with the old Blockbuster building-- a building I personally find to be beautiful, but I know many others disagree with me. What do you think?

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