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The H-H Theater is located on E. Main Street between 1st Street and 2nd Street, seating a little over 700. It opened in 1917 presenting vaudeville acts and was soon showing motion pictures as part of the program. In 1921 it was renamed Princess Theatre. It was remodeled in 1938 in a Streamline Moderne style, reopening on October 5, 1938. The theater has also survived two fires since 1938,
I’ve always been fascinated by this building. It’s an early and notable Australian example of the Streamline Moderne style.
The Sydney Dental Hospital was opened in 1940 for the dual purpose of providing modern and efficient treatment for the impoverished as well as a functional training ground for dental students at the University of Sydney - Wikipedia
Elizabeth Street, Sydney CBD
July, 2019
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Architecture from Glasgow, Scotland. Now a stylish block of private apartments, this was once The Beresford Hotel.
Exploring an area of the city I had so far, even after 6 years of street photography, not visited - I looked up and saw this amazing Art Deco/Streamline Modern architecture and simply had to take this shot. Glasgow is such a wonderful mash-up of architectural styles, old and new, all mixed together and looking up I often see new sculptures and carvings on old buildings that I have never seen before. The Beresford opened in 1938 for the city's Empire Exhibition and was described as Glasgow's first skyscraper, at ten stories high. Enjoy!
One of the long-disused loudspeaker towers at San Francisco's Aquatic Park rises into the blue Northern California sky.
Berkeley High School
Streamline Moderne style designed by architects Henry H. Gutterson and William G. Corlett.
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Another archive from 2017. Not sure why I never posted this one. I saw it and loved the algae on the rocks. I thought it gave a neat contrast to the blue. It is not the greatest shot in the world, but worth a post I think. It took me down memory lane, which sometimes is a fun journey.
Within Art Deco circles this design is also known as "Streamline Moderne". Built in 1937 this was the latest in fashionable architecture. That motor scooter looks rather cool too.
The Normal Theater opened in November 1937 with the Bing Crosby musical “Double or Nothing” opened the theater on Nov. 19, 1937. Tickets were 25 and 10 cents. The Streamline Moderne theater (an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s, inspired by aerodynamic design) had an original seating capacity of 620. It was a state of the art cinema at the time which was built to "show sound movies in the best comfortable environment."
The Normal Theater was designed by architect Arthur F. Moratz. The architect's Bloomington home in Franklin Square, along with his Art Deco-style Holy Trinity Catholic Church on the north end of downtown Bloomington, are earlier posts in this McLean County series.
The original commercial operation of the Normal Theater ended in May 1991 after it had been divided into a two screen theater a few years prior. The Town of Normal purchased the theater later that year. A three year restoration effort came next, with over $1 million dollars in federal grants, donations, and tax dollars spent on restoring the theater, which included the return to a single screen. The grand re-opening was held in October 1994, with a showing of the 1952 musical "Singing' in the Rain."
For more than a quarter century, the Normal Theater has been a fully restored art deco theater and pride of the community. Black Vitrolite glass and a cream stucco exterior showcases the flashing red and green neon marquee. Inside, the restoration installed plush, coral colored seating, maroon and salmon colored walls, high-modern style aisle lights, a recessed double neon ceiling hoop through the auditorium, and a replica of the original carpet design, comprised of swirling swatches of cyan, yellow and magenta shapes.
The Normal Theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, and was the Illinois Landmarks Preservation Council’s "Preservation Project of the Year" in 1995.
The Town of Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Located in McLean County in Central Illinois, the estimated population of Normal in 2019 was 54,469, with a metro population of 191,067.
1937 toronto stock exchange building / detail. streamline moderne figures designed by charles fraser comfort and carved by peter schoen using a pneumatic chisel
In the 1930s and 1940s Texaco built about 40,000 of these Streamline Moderne gas stations across the United States. This one still sports the Texaco green striping and and the porcelain tile panels. Shreveport, Louisiana. 7.4.2013.
Perspective on the façade of the wonderful Florin Court - a residential building on the eastern side of Charterhouse Square in Smithfield, London, UK.
The building is an example of 'streamline moderne', an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s.
It was built in 1936 by Guy Morgan and Partners and features a beautiful, curved façade with projecting wings, a roof garden, setbacks on the eighth and ninth floor and a basement swimming pool.
Being fans of Agatha Christie and actor David Suchet, we visited because in the LWT television series 'Agatha Christie's Poirot', the building was used as Whitehaven Mansions, the fictional London residence of private detective Hercule Poirot.
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Troughton McAslan Architecture, 1990, a.k.a. Riverside Apartments. Revival of Deco Streamline Moderne at 97, Rotherhithe Street, Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark.
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405 E Main St.
Opened in 1938 and closed in 2018. In 2019 the neon was re-lit and there was talk of this place becoming a museum. That never happened, and Doe's Eat Place restaurant opened here in 2021.
The sleek geometric lines of many diners were based on the “Art Deco” style. This art form was derived from a modernistic design trend that appeared in France in 1925 and gained in popularity following the release of the expressionistic German sci-fi film “Metropolis” in 1927. Over time a sub-genre developed known as “Streamline Moderne” – this was a design shift that placed emphasis on horizontal lines as seen in this photo.
The Midland was built 1932-3 opposite the coastal terminus of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), for the railway company, to replace earlier railway hotels and, even then, to revive the attraction of a Victorian seaside resort entering decline.
Now Grade II* Listed as a key example of 'Streamline Moderne' Art Deco, the hotel was designed by Oliver Hill with sculpted details by Eric Gill, including the seahorses seen here above the entrance. I recall that in the late 1990s another relief by Gill, inside the hotel, was 'mislaid' – all six tonnes of it – before being found after the building's owner died.
'Streamline Moderne' architecture was characterised by long horizontal elements and curved forms and, indeed, the three-storey hotel describes a single curve punctuated by the central entrance 'tower' and a circular café at the northern end. The result maximises panoramic views across the expanse of Morecambe Bay, with the building's convex side facing the sea, and if one extends the curve southwards, it's precisely aligned with the main entrance of the railway station.
Requisitioned as a RAF hospital during the Second World War (it's a suitably aerodynamic design) then, as a railway hotel, nationalised in 1948, the hotel was sold into the private sector four years later. It closed in 2000 and rapidly deteriorated to this state within a couple of years, due to vandalism and the maritime climate; frankly, I remember the exterior being in poor condition for several years before closure, as various schemes to save the dilapidated seaside resort came and went.
Finally, in 2006, a short time before this photo was taken, work (haltingly) began to renovate the derelict hotel and in 2008 it reopened. I understand it's been a success, though the developers' wider scheme to revitalise the seafront – with unsympathetically-sited 'executive' apartment blocks (in Morecambe??) and generic retail/leisure units, I think – failed to gain local approval.
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1941- 1975
Mitchell's Texaco moved to 431 Texas Ave in 1941. The streamline moderne station sold Sky Chief, Fire Chief and Marine White gasolines. The garage on the right was added by at least 1946. Not sure when the building expanded on the left side. Mitchell's eventually transitioned to lawnmower sales and service as their primary business. Info from arch-ive.org.
The Metropolitan club
A 1930's club inspired by the Art-Deco and streamline period. Maybe even a touch of decopunk in there too!
I had wanted to do a bar/nightspot after my last one in 2010 so I was keen to incorporate some newer techniques and colours I had acquired since then and try and work on a mainly black facade which I seldom use.
I took a little inspiration from the recent modular hotel built at an angle and wanted to see if I could do something similar here. Can't hide all the wedge plates but gives me some thought for how to do future models rather than always a standard box.
A period interior and van completes the scene.
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Wheaton, MD. WJSV/WTOP Transmitting Station.
Architect: E. Burton Corning (1940). A year after it was built, the project was featured in Architectural Record.
Streamline Moderne has always been one of my favorite forms of architecture. The clean lines are placed so deliberately, and the impact is always huge. Needless to say, I absolutely love the Streamline fins that adorn the top of the entrance to Disney California Adventure.
These fins were inspired by the facade of the Pan Pacific Auditorium that unfortunately fell to ruin and eventually burned down.
The old DeLuxe Theater opened in 1941 at 3303 Lyons Ave. in Houston's 5th Ward and closed in 1969. The old theater fell into disrepair and was abandoned for a couple of decades.
In 1998 the original DeLuxe was purchased along with an adjacent furniture store by the 5th Ward Redevelopment Corp. and a master plan to reutilize the DeLuxe as a community performing and visual arts facility was implemented.. The FWRC partnered with the City of Houston and Texas Southern University which led to the rehabilitation of the old theater. The "new " DeLuxe Theater complex opened in 2015, not long after this picture was taken.
Houston, Texas. 9.7.2015.
The DeLuxe Theater opened on Lyons Ave. in Houston's 5th Ward in 1941 and closed in 1969. After 1972 the building was basically abandoned and fell into disrepair.
In 1998 the 5th Ward Redevelopment Corp. purchased the theater and an adjacent furniture store and began a master plan to reutilize the DeLuxe Theater as a community performing and visual arts facility. The FWCRC engaged in a tri-party agreement with the City of Houston and Texas Southern University which led to the rehabilitation shown here. The "New" DeLuxe Theater opened in 2015.
This shot shows the last remaining neon tubes from the original facade. Houston, Texas. 6.2.2014.
Curzon cinema.
Opened 1936.
Architect: A E Shennan.
Closed 1960 and converted into shops.
Update, May 2015.
Demolition is underway.
Just off the Plaza Vieja there are a multitude of old buildings dating from the thirties, some Art Deco, some Hispanic style.
And a moon in the shot as well.
Firestone Tire and Service Center, 800 S. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles. The Streamline Moderne building was built in 1937. Currently All Season Brewery..
"U.S. 40 Via 4th So. Salt Lake City, Utah. 29 Units - Modern - Fully Furnished - Fireproof, Full-tile tubs and showers, hot water heat - Near Mountains. Cool - 9 Kitchenettes."
Love the streamline design of this one.
Thomas Jefferson High School, LAUSD. 1319 East 41st Street, Los Angeles. Central-Alameda neighborhood.
The Streamlined Moderne buildings were designed by Architect Stiles O. Clements and construction was completed in 1935.
The Heights Theater was originally built in the Mission Revival style in 1929. In 1935 it was given a Streamline Moderne update. The facade and marquee survived an arson fire that gutted the theater in 1969. A renovation completed in 1989 restored the neon sign and preserved the historic profile, but not the interior. It's not known when the theater permanently closed. It was home to several businesses down through the years, mostly antique shops. Today it's a successful performance venue. Houston, Texas. 5.12.2012.
The Tower Bridge is a vertical lift bridge (middle section elevates) across the Sacramento River, linking West Sacramento with Sacramento, the capital of California.
The bridge style represents a rare use of Streamline Moderne in a lift bridge. The Tower Bridge was the first vertical lift bridge in the California Highway System, it was formally accepted by the state in 1936. In 1982, the Tower Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
For years, the bridge was painted silver but people complained about glare off the bridge. The concrete pylons were initially painted a sky-blue color. In June 1976 as part of Bicentennial projects, it was painted a yellow-ochre color to match the gold leafed cupola of the nearby State Capitol. In 2001, residents voted on a new color scheme. The winning choice was all gold; it was repainted in 2002. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge_(Sacramento,_California)
Fujifilm X-S10. Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS. 21mm, f/8, 1/500 sec, ISO 320.