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The river side (back side of this building) is a huge and imposing art deco structure that looks like a chair and was once called Insull's Throne or Insull's Folly - depending on whether or not you thought that Samuel Insull had made a wise choice by building a huge 45 story structure at the onset of the Great Depression.
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Information from Cinema Treasures website ( go there to see a picture of this beauty while it was still open cinematreasures.org/theaters/2650 )
Opened in 1941, the Civic Detroit Theater was an Art Moderne style first-run house, which could seat around 1,455, all on a single floor. It was also known at various times as the Detroit Civic Theatre.
In 1980, it was acquired by Eric and Ervin Steiner, who triplexed the auditorium in 1981.
It closed in 1984, and was subsequently used as a furniture warehouse, though it retains some of its original decoration.
Back in downtown Launceston again. This time we're on the corner of St John and Cimitiere Street. We can see the spire of St Andrews Church at the top of the hill, and in front of that is the Town Hall. To the right of the Victorian building (in which the City Council Offices are located) here on the corner is the main city police station. The lines and light and shade made this a very interesting shot to compose.
Had done 86k miles at its last MoT, a healthy 12,000 up on the previous year. Inevitably it's had some failures on corrosion, but its owner seems keen to keep it going.
Walthamstow Town Hall was built between 1938-42 in an Art Deco style, to a design by architect Philip Dalton Hepworth. It is now the head office of Waltham Forest Borough Council.
An evening walk round an almost deserted town due to the World Cup on TV with England v Tunisia, was very pleasant. Southend Civic Centre on a sunny evening.
My friend sent me a link saying this theater opened in 1941 and ultimately closed in 1984. It had been used as warehouse space until it closed for good.
Glasgow City Chambers. This is the 'hospitality' wing that is made from a light coloured marble. Light is important in this wing.
There is another wing. The 'working' wing where council staff carry out their duties. The marble there is much darker - a place where light is not so important!
Morning Tai Chi in Burnaby's Civic Square
Garden and lawn in Burnaby's Civic Square and library
Metrotown, Burnaby, British Columbia
The Civic Opera Building is a 45-story office tower (plus two 22-story wings) located at 20 North Wacker Drive in Chicago. The building opened on November 4, 1929 and has an Art Deco interior. It contains a 3,563-seat opera house, the Civic Opera House, which is the second-largest opera auditorium in North America. Today, the opera house is the permanent home of the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Explored July 28, 2014 #126.
A southbound Metrorail Orange Line train led by Hitachi Metro Rail car no. 351 is seen between Santa Clara and Civic Center stations in the Allapattah neighborhood of Miami.