designslinger
great pics, crisp & clear - ever thought of geo-tagging your images?
good work!
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Art Deco Buildings
http://artdecobuildings.blogspot.com
Some of my favourite Art Deco buildings from around the world, illustrated using my photographs.
- Author: David Thompson
- Listed in: Architecture Photo Blogs
- Tags: architecture Buildings streamline art deco moderne
Recent Posts
A Building in Nairobi
This snap from the back of a cab in Kenya's capital Nairobi shows a tantalising glimpse of an Art Deco building. By the looks of it, a small scale skyscraper, maybe 10 storeys tall. I wish I knew more. I wish I had got the chance to go back and ex...
National Breweries, Montreal
The Art Deco Montreal website has a comprehensive list of Art Deco buildings in chronological order. This building, National Breweries by architect Harold Lea Fetherstonhaugh is listed for the year 1931. See my prints and t-shirts at www.redbubble....
Unicorn Hotel, Paddington
The Unicorn Hotel in Oxford St, Paddington is another typical Sydney streamline brick pub. I especially like the unicorn and the rule of three supports at the base of the flagpole.See my prints and t-shirts at www.redbubble.com/people/dct66 and tees...
Folk Dancing @ Gare Centrale, Montreal
I am really enjoying looking at the various details in the Art Deco friezes by Charles Comfort at Montreal's Gare Central.The other day I posted some of the sports that are represented among the scenes of Canadian life.Today I have zoomed in on some ...
Saltdean Lido, Saltdean
The Saltdean Lido was designed by architect R H W Jones and was opened in 1938.Saltdean and Rottingdean Local Historian, Douglas d'Enno, author of The Saltdean Story has provided some wonderful information for the www.saltdean.info website. The site...
Sherbrooke Hotel, Miami
The Sherbrooke Hotel on the corner of Collins Avenue and 9th Street in Miami South Beach is a fine example of streamline design.It was constructed quite late, post WWII, 1947. The architects were MacKay and Gibbs. It is a building as a ship, the corn...
Comments & Reviews
This blog is currently rated a 4.25 out of a possible 5 based on 4 comments.
Geoff Carter
I share yout enthusiam, the blog is informative with a nice eye for detail, great geographical spread, and good pics
liz
David, could you please contact on the email provided - interested in some of the local stuff in our region.
I just love Art Deco. I use to search for Art Deco on my international trips. And this blog is a gif for who likes it.
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