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The empire strikes the east tower

Photo by Barry McSweeney

June 18, 2012 – (Above) We may not even want to know what was going on here. What appear to be Darth Vader and two Star Wars storm troopers patrol the observation deck of the east tower at Marina City. Barry McSweeney, who captured this photo on June 9, says from what he could see, “they looked like they were recording a music video.” (Click on image to view larger version.)

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