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re: "America should have been art deco"
Posted on 1/20/26 at 8:05 pm to MSTiger33
Posted on 1/20/26 at 8:05 pm to MSTiger33
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Chrysler Building is my favorite building in NYC.
When I moved to NY Chrysler was my favorite, but I worked in 70 Pine.
It was the first skyscraper I had ever been in. The highest I’d ever been in a building was the top story of Kirby Smith. My first day I had to go to the 63rd floor of 70 Pine. Was a pretty neat experience for me.
This post was edited on 1/21/26 at 9:03 am
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Posted on 2/10/26 at 7:00 pm to Kafka
Posted on 2/10/26 at 8:56 pm to Kafka
Popular Mechanics magazine cover - May 1931.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 8:19 pm to Kafka
René Gruau, ''Lidel'', Vol. 12, #9, Sept. 15, 1931
Posted on 2/12/26 at 9:37 pm to OweO
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This country really should build something that would be specific to the US. Something that becomes a symbol of today.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 11:58 pm to MMauler
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JFK might’ve used this penthouse as some sort of campaign office or Western White House.
That translates to shag pad in Kennedy.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 4:00 am to Kafka
Frank Lloyd Wright was in a class by himself (but you can see the connection with Art Deco in the lines and repetition in his textile homes). The Ennis house in LA is a masterpiece.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 8:32 pm to Kafka
Carbide and Carbon Building (1929), on Michigan Avenue in Chicago
Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:03 pm to Kafka
1928-9: The Laredo Apartments at 2749 Elmhurst Street, Detroit
Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:20 pm to Kafka
1932
An original poster sold at auction in 2017 for $80,000
An original poster sold at auction in 2017 for $80,000
Posted on 2/22/26 at 4:35 pm to Kafka
The Laredo Apartment building, it's still there. Check Google Earth.
Posted on 2/24/26 at 10:22 pm to Kafka
quote:2009
The Columbia S.C. station was designed by George D. Brown and built in 1939 for Atlantic Greyhound. It features glass block, blue and ivory vitrolite.
The station closed in 1987 and the neon sign (top photo) was removed and taken to Greyhound's headquarters in Dallas, TX. In 1990, the building was taken over by the Lexington National Bank. They kept enough interior features and details to merit an award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The ticket windows were converted into teller windows. A replica sign was produced, sans the Greyhound name and running dog.
The bank moved out in 2000 and the building sat empty until 2005. In 2005, the building was restored and now houses PSC (Plastic Surgery Consultants). The interior was gutted at that time.
Posted on 2/24/26 at 10:34 pm to Kafka
Posted on 2/24/26 at 10:37 pm to Kafka
1923: "Lit Soleil" by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann
If it ain't this lit, you must acquit
Posted on 2/25/26 at 9:19 am to THRILLHO
Just popping in to say great thread! I enjoy looking at it when it gets updated.
Also, it's mentioned several times, but the Art Deco district on South Beach is awesome.
They probably have a dozen or so hotels and at least half of them are just a walk across the street to get to the beach. I wouldn't recommend staying in one for a whole vacation. They're just not an example of fine hotel amenities anymore. They're dated for sure. Small, basic rooms. Short staffed. Usually best to just take the stairs instead of waiting on an elevator that might hold 3 people, etc. etc., but it's a unique and fun thing to do for a couple nights.
Perfect for a little stopover if you're shipping out on a cruise, or doing the whole drive down to Key West thing.
Also, it's mentioned several times, but the Art Deco district on South Beach is awesome.
They probably have a dozen or so hotels and at least half of them are just a walk across the street to get to the beach. I wouldn't recommend staying in one for a whole vacation. They're just not an example of fine hotel amenities anymore. They're dated for sure. Small, basic rooms. Short staffed. Usually best to just take the stairs instead of waiting on an elevator that might hold 3 people, etc. etc., but it's a unique and fun thing to do for a couple nights.
Perfect for a little stopover if you're shipping out on a cruise, or doing the whole drive down to Key West thing.
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