r/AllChicago

Thank God, I was about to....

I’m trying to identify the building in these images from a movie filmed around 1990/1991.
I’m deliberately leaving out the name of the movie for now because I’m hoping someone might recognize the building independently. This particular filming location is currently unidentified — IMDb and the other usual online filming-location sources don’t identify it, so simply looking up the movie won’t provide the answer. I’d rather avoid influencing anyone with existing information or theories about the film and see whether the building itself looks familiar to someone.
There is a specific reason I think this building may be in Chicago.
I contacted the movie’s location manager and showed him the actual scene. He remembers scouting an exterior in South Chicago for this scene and remembers personally executing a filming contract with the South Chicago location. His recollection is that it was a church-based halfway house or similar community facility.
However, he also cautioned that signing a location agreement doesn’t necessarily prove that the location was ultimately used, because production plans can change. He can’t remember with certainty whether the South Chicago building he arranged was the one that appears in the finished movie.
There’s another interesting clue: surviving production paperwork describes the location for this scene as an “abandoned school.”
One important thing when looking at the images: this is a movie set, so not everything visible necessarily belonged to the real location. The snow may be artificial, and things such as the chain-link fencing/gates, signs or other exterior details could have been added or altered by the production. The building itself — its brickwork, windows, shape, entrances and surrounding architecture — is probably more useful for identification than temporary details in front of it.
That’s why I’m hoping someone who knew Chicago around 1990/91 might recognize the building independently.
It could have been a former school, church-related building, halfway house, shelter or community facility, and it may have been demolished or substantially altered since filming.
Does anyone recognize this building or remember a place in South Chicago/the South Side that looked like this around 1990–91?
An old building name, address, church affiliation, former school, neighborhood, historical photo, or even a strong recollection could be extremely helpful.
Please try to identify it from the images before doing reverse-image/movie searches if possible — an independent recognition would be especially valuable.
Thank you!