I swooned.
Art Deco Extraordinaire!
The front of this building has been in superhero movies/TV: as The Daily Planet (Clark Kent's workplace) in Smallville and as the Baxter Building in the Fantastic Four films.
When it was built in 1930 it was the tallest building in the British Empire.
The Marine Building in downtown Vancouver, Canada.
(You can right-click and copy the image link address from the photos below into another browser window and see them full size. The detail of the osprey with the salmon in its talons is especially cool.)
I swooned.
Art Deco Extraordinaire!
The front of this building has been in superhero movies/TV: as The Daily Planet (Clark Kent's workplace) in Smallville and as the Baxter Building in the Fantastic Four films.
When it was built in 1930 it was the tallest building in the British Empire.
The Marine Building in downtown Vancouver, Canada.
(You can right-click and copy the image link address from the photos below into another browser window and see them full size. The detail of the osprey with the salmon in its talons is especially cool.)