Instacram: Lea Michele Shares Cory Monteith Memories in Polaroid Series
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Memory Lane
Lea Michele is keeping the memory of No. 5 alive. The Scream Queens actress has slowly been posting a series of throwbacks — in Polaroid form (looks like the Instants app) — dating back to the '80s and featuring pivotal times in her life, including her relationship with her Glee co-star Cory Monteith.
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Bleecker Street, 2012
In a photo captioned "Bleeker Street 2012" (we assume she meant Bleecker Street in NYC), Lea is peeking at the camera as she rests on her late boyfriend's chest. It was one year before he died from an overdose, and the love between them is evident. So far, it has more than 380,000 likes from loyal Finn — and Cory — fans. (Photo: Instagram)
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Canada, 2013
Michele, who is preparing to release her sophomore album (it seems these photos are related to the album), shared a pic taken in Canada the following year — the year Cory died. She's looking at the sunset and a boat in the distance. The actress traveled with her beau to his hometown of Vancouver that year. That's also the city in which he passed away. (Photo: Instagram)
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Courtney Ave., 2013
This photo is from "Courtney Ave." in L.A., where she owned a bungalow in 2013 — the year Cory died. The shot was snapped after he died, however, because you can see the tattoo Lea got on her side in his honor that year: "If you say so," the last words he ever said to her. (Photo: Instagram)
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Bronx, 1987
Another sentimental one is this: "Bronx 1987." It seems likely that is her late grandma, who passed away last April. Lea had said, "She wasn’t your typical grandma. She gave me my first cup of coffee when I was 8 years old. She said something inappropriate to every boyfriend I’ve ever had. She never made pie or knit me a sweater. But she was my grandma and I loved her… More than anything." (Photo: Instagram)
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Imperial Theatre, 1996
Lea doesn't want us to forget she was a Les Mis kid. In 1996, she played a young Cosette, showing off those pipes, in the Broadway production, which ran at the Imperial Theatre. (Photo: Instagram)
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West 4th and 11th, 2005
One of the songs on Lea’s new album is called “Sentimental Memories,” and all of the photos — including this one, “West 4th and 11th, 2005,” taken in NYC — seem to tie back to it. (Photo: Instagram)
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Eugene O’Neill Theatre, 2006
Here she is the year she made her debut in Broadway's Spring Awakening, which led to the more mainstream role in Glee. "Eugene O’Neill Theater, 2006," she wrote. (Photo: Instagram)
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McSorley’s, 2007
Of course, her stroll down memory lane includes her BFF Jonathan Groff. This photo is of them hugging at McSorley's bar in Manhattan in 2007. Groff and Michele became pals while co-starring in Spring Awakening, and he later appeared in Glee. Groff, who went on to appear in Hamilton, has been her rock — and travel buddy — over the years. (Photo: Instagram)
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Long Beach, 2008
The Glee years! Long Beach’s Cabrillo High School doubled as the show’s William McKinley High School for the Arts. The new TV star was just beaming on the set. (Photo: Instagram)
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Paramount Studios, 2009
Here’s another shot from Glee of the auditorium, which later was renamed the Finn Hudson Auditorium after Monteith’s death. (Photo: Instagram)
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Dublin, 2011
In 2011, Lea traveled on the Glee tour to the Irish capital. (Photo: Instagram)

Lea Michele is keeping the memory of No. 5 alive. The Scream Queens actress has slowly been posting a series of throwbacks — in Polaroid form (looks like the Instants app) — dating back to the '80s and featuring pivotal times in her life, including her relationship with her Glee co-star Cory Monteith. They all seem tied to her sophomore album, which will be released any day now. (Her tour kicked off last night!) Travel down memory lane…