Former Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, Belzoni, Mississippi 2
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[This series has 4 photos] Time was many roadside structures had a standardized architectural form--gas stations, motels, restaurants (Howard-Johnson, McDonald's, etc.). This practice also existed for buildings that didn't cater to tourists. In Virginia even the ABC stores (Alcoholic Beverage Control) used a subdued Art Deco/Moderne pattern complete with glass blocks. Coca-Cola also used a standardized structure for a time, although the there was no rigid adherence to the pattern. Such an instance is the former Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi. The plant is not in operation but the building, through adaptive reuse, is still in existence with the Leaps and Bounds Learning Academy. Typical of these bottling plants are stone signs on brick announcing the building's function. The fourth image in this series shows a 6-section design with the Coca-Cola name with decorative work of the Coke bottles. Casement windows are used throughout. And the door is rather remarkable for the intricacy of architectural ornament. Quoins of stone frame the entrance with a simulated arch complete with keystone above the doorway. To either side are slender scepter-like elements rising to finials at the top.
A superb discussion of Coca-Cola architecture (with many many photos) is at
www.earlycoke.com/architecture-of-refreshment
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Former Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, Belzoni, Mississippi 2
This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work.
[This series has 4 photos] Time was many roadside structures had a standardized architectural form--gas stations, motels, restaurants (Howard-Johnson, McDonald's, etc.). This practice also existed for buildings that didn't cater to tourists. In Virginia even the ABC stores (Alcoholic Beverage Control) used a subdued Art Deco/Moderne pattern complete with glass blocks. Coca-Cola also used a standardized structure for a time, although the there was no rigid adherence to the pattern. Such an instance is the former Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi. The plant is not in operation but the building, through adaptive reuse, is still in existence with the Leaps and Bounds Learning Academy. Typical of these bottling plants are stone signs on brick announcing the building's function. The fourth image in this series shows a 6-section design with the Coca-Cola name with decorative work of the Coke bottles. Casement windows are used throughout. And the door is rather remarkable for the intricacy of architectural ornament. Quoins of stone frame the entrance with a simulated arch complete with keystone above the doorway. To either side are slender scepter-like elements rising to finials at the top.
A superb discussion of Coca-Cola architecture (with many many photos) is at
www.earlycoke.com/architecture-of-refreshment
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License