Winston Smith Graffiti on Uptown Theater, Minneapolis

Graffiti on the Uptown Theater in Minneapolis reads, “Do you know who Winston Smith is??”
Graffiti on the Uptown Theater in Minneapolis reads, “Do you know who Winston Smith is??”.

Graffiti reading "DO YOU KNOW WHO WINSTON SMITH IS??" is spray-painted on the glass doors of the Uptown Theater in Minneapolis. The Uptown Theatre, a historic movie palace opened in 1926, has been a prominent landmark on Hennepin Avenue.

Photo taken in November 2021.

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