In an area of Chicago where old houses are being torned down and large luxury homes are replacing them, a graffiti artist has made a life sized Monopoly luxury tax square on the sidewalk. It’s placed right in front of a current residential construction. Needless to say this is AWESOME!
(via Apartment Therapy)
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