That's definitely the foyer of the Kinetic Playground, and the other pic is the House Of Lewis location that was on the same block (around the corner - 1538 Lawrence Ave.).
I went inside the space that was the Kinetic Playground a few times in 2002-2003 ish and got to look around and take some pics. The entrance was at the South end of the building, and that's definitely the foyer of it. When I was in there it was very dark in that part of the space, and some daylight was coming thru from Clark street (the entrance was boarded up with plywood). I distinctly remember the floor pattern and the metal grate. The foyer was located what is right behind me in this photo!