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Decayed Harvey, Illinois Mall Used in Blues Brothers Chase Scene Torn Down After 30 Years of Abandonment (lemmy.world)
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The mall featured in the iconic Blues Brothers chase scene was located in Harvey, Illinois. It had recently closed and was left to decay for 30 years before being torn down.

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It's definitely a love letter to black music and culture in general. Putting two goofy white guys in front of it all made it palatable to white audiences. Also, the big villains were racist hicks and white supremacists.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 week ago

It was also music the two of them grew up with, and loved.

Total homage to the genre. Besides, what's not to love? Aretha belting it out, Cab putting on his big show. Bad. Ass.