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Art Deco Transformation ^popular - Report and photo of a Melbourne Californian bungalow, originally built in 1922, that has been renovated and extended in an Art Deco look. [Link corrected 3-Mar-2001] (Added 29-Dec-2000. 12046 hits. Rated 4.00 by 6 voters.) Rate It

Art Deco Villa ^popular - This Art Deco villa, the “House of the Future” for the 1939 World’s Fair, is for rent in Palm Beach, Florida. Photos, floor plans, and rental rates. (Added 17-Feb-2001. 12752 hits. Rated 4.33 by 9 voters.) Rate It

The Chrysler Building ^popular - History, photos, and more information about New York City's Chrysler Building. (Added 18-Nov-2000. 9220 hits. Rated 6.18 by 11 voters.) Rate It

Angela Apartments - An Art Deco arpartment building being restored to provide 37 living units in the Malate district of Manila, Philippines. (Added 14-Jan-2010. 147 hits.) Rate It

Art Deco Building Blog - Blog by David Thompson featuring Art Deco buildings from around the world. (Added 22-Feb-2009. 695 hits. Rated 9.00 by 1 voter.) Rate It

Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House - History, photos, and restoration progress of Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House, which is under restoration at the Henry Ford Museum in Greenfield Village. (Added 17-Dec-2000. 4132 hits. Rated 3.00 by 2 voters.) Rate It

Building the Chrysler Building - "The Social Construction of the Skyscraper" examines whether New York City's Chrysler Building was an icon of the modern age, an aberation, or merely the next step in the evolution of past buildings. Many period photos. (Added 10-Oct-2004. 2771 hits.) Rate It

California Ballrooms - History and photos of four California ballrooms: the Rendezvous Ballroom at Balboa, the Casino Ballroom on Catalina Island, the Hollywood Paladium Ballroom, and the Los Angeles Palomar Ballroom. (Added 4-Jan-2009. 316 hits.) Rate It

Catalina Casino - The world-famous Catalina Casino, completed in 1929, houses the Avalon movie theater and the world's largest circular ballroom (famous for its Big Band dances). Photos and history. (Added 29-Jan-2001. 4717 hits. Rated 8.00 by 1 voter.) Rate It

Church of Christ the King, Turners Cross - This site features in-depth detail and images on the Church of Christ the King, Turners Cross, Cork, Ireland, designed by Prairie School architect, Barry Byrne. Also: information on the other churches Byrne designed throughout North America and Canada. (Added 2-Sep-2002. 1801 hits. Rated 9.67 by 6 voters.) Rate It

Early Art Deco architecture in the town of Greiz, Germany - Built in 1911, this four-family dwelling in Greiz, Germany, is a very early example of Art Deco architecture. (Added 19-Jan-2009. 1319 hits. Rated 9.82 by 12 voters.) Rate It

Gardens of Stone: Gerard Gardens - Gerard Gardens was a city centre tenement block built in Liverpool in 1937 and was based on the Karl Marx Hof (Added 17-Jan-2006. 918 hits. Rated 8.00 by 1 voter.) Rate It

Gas Building in Dublin - Dublin's Gas Building combines quaint Neo-Tudor and jazzy Art Deco styles. See photos, history, and a presentation about the building's conservatation for the Trinity College Dublin School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies. (Added 20-May-2005. 1711 hits. Rated 10.00 by 2 voters.) Rate It

HABS Project-- Spanish Ballroom - Historic American Buildings Survey report on the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Maryland. (Added 2-Jan-2001. 1411 hits.) Rate It

London Art Deco Buildings - Extensive list of Art Deco buildings in London, with some photo galleries. (Added 20-Apr-2006. 2058 hits.) Rate It

Marine Gate Brighton - Marine Gate on the Brighton Sea Front (UK), built between 1937 & 39 to the designs of Maurice Bloom. (Added 25-Nov-2003. 1502 hits. Rated 8.33 by 3 voters.) Rate It

Michelin Building - Photo feature on the Michelin Building in London (1911) and its distinctive tiles by Francois Epinasse. (Added 16-Apr-2005. 1473 hits. Rated 8.00 by 1 voter.) Rate It

Port Washington Historical Society Museum and Lighthouse - The Art Deco style Port Washington lighthouse was built in 1934, the latest in a succession of lighthouses built on that spot. (Scroll to bottom for photo.) (Added 31-Mar-2001. 1438 hits.) Rate It

Save the MSB-MCA Building of Sydney, Australia - The Maritime Services Board Building of Sydney, Australia (currently home to the Museum of Contemporary Art) is one of Sydney's grandest art deco buildings. Made of beautiful Sydney sandstone, it was designed to echo the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Yet this building is currently under threat of demolition, and replacement by a hugely unsympathetic building. Please help us save one of Sydney's most important historical areas. (Added 13-May-2001. 1338 hits. Rated 10.00 by 1 voter.) Rate It

Sunset Towers - History and photos of Sunset Towers in Hollywood, California (AKA the St. James Club and The Argyle Hotel). Own a piece of Hollywood history, from a historic Art Deco landmark! We are now offering a collection of custom Art Deco Ruhlmann reproduction furnishings & lighting from the Sunset Towers. (Added 9-Jul-2005. 1541 hits. Rated 10.00 by 3 voters.) Rate It

Texas and Pacific Warehouse - The Texas and Pacific Warehouse, in Fort Worth, Texas, is a monumental art deco warehouse facility that is being converted to a multi-modal transportation hub. History, photos, and future plans for the building. (Added 31-Dec-2000. 1804 hits. Rated 1.00 by 1 voter.) Rate It

The Art Deco Cafe - Fully restored art deco cafe in Stanley Park, Blackpool, England. (Added 13-Jun-2006. 1725 hits. Rated 9.33 by 3 voters.) Rate It

The Empire State Building - History, facts, and tourist information about this New York City Art Deco skyscraper, which was once the world's tallest. Also, current leasing, management, and tenant information. (Added 2-Dec-2000. 2838 hits. Rated 10.00 by 2 voters.) Rate It

The Palomar Ballroom Fire - Floyd Levin's report, with photos: On October 2, 1939, the famed Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles was destroyed by a blazing fire at 12:45 A.M. - and I was there! (Added 29-Jan-2001. 1553 hits.) Rate It

Wild Bill Meets Art Deco - One flapper’s tale of Renovating Deadwood, South Dakota’s "Tin Lizzie” Casino and Restaurant. The building was constructed in 1940 as an Art Deco Conoco gas station. (Added 10-Dec-2000. 2073 hits.) Rate It

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