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Spacey Macy's

The Macy's in Pasadena is housed in a sweet Streamline Moderne building. It's not the most over-the-top example of this style but the rounded corners and those pierced pillars on the second floor are nice touches.

 

I'd like to do a bit of digging to find out what was originally here when this was built. I'm guessing it dates to the late '50s. If anyone knows what used to be here, let me know.

 

This is a 3-image HDR to bring out some of the detail in the shadows. I should really come back to re-shoot this in morning light. Not only was this backlit but the sun was actually in the shot.

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Uploaded on September 6, 2010
Taken on September 5, 2010