Art Deco Society of Washington http://www.adsw.org/ Events, preservation news, and other updates from the Art Deco Society of Washington. en-us (PICS-1.1 "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true comment "RSACi North America Server" for "http://www.adsw.org/" on "2000.10.12T19:56-0800" r (n 1 s 0 v 0 l 0)) Copyright 2001 by the Art Deco Society of Washington Mon, 26 Feb 2001 12:07:58 GMT Mon, 26 Feb 2001 12:07:58 GMT jshprentz@adsw.org jshprentz@adsw.org Art Deco Society of Washington http://www.adsw.org/icon/logos.gif http://www.adsw.org/ 141 67 Events, preservation news, and other updates from the Art Deco Society of Washington. Links to over 300 Art Deco web sites http://www.adsw.org/resource/websites.html Our list now includes over 300 Art Deco web sites about art, architecture, fashion, transportation, regions, and other Art Deco topics. John Joseph Earley Symposium and Bus Tour http://www.adsw.org/event/current.html#bustour A symposium and bus tour will examine the life and work of John Joseph Earley (1881-1945) who developed a "polychrome" process of concrete slab construction and ornamentation that was admired nationwide. March 31 - April 1, 2001 at the School of Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Diners: People and Places reviewed by Jim Sweeney http://www.adsw.org/perspective/2001/Diners/index.html Gerd Kittel's "Diners: People and Places" shows the range of diner architecture. The book has 68 color photos by Kittel. He knows how to arrange the scene so you linger over the image: sun lighting up interior or exterior metal and glass, neon glowing in twilight, a brightly lit diner looming out of a foggy night. Ball Photos http://www.adsw.org/event/2000/Ball/index.html View over one hundred photos of the 2000 Art Deco Preservation Ball. Ambassador Super Cinema saved http://www.adsw.org/site/preservation/index.html#Other-Alerts The 1928 Ambassador Super Cinema in Salford, England was threatened with demolition. The developer has withdrawn its application to demolish the theater. Fashion Show Photos http://www.adsw.org/event/2000/Fashion/index.html View hundreds of photos of the Vintage Fashion Show, which featured fashions from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Art Deco Webring http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=artdecowebring The Art Deco Webring links Art Deco web sites from around the world. Join the ring to add your web site. Search ADSW's Web Site http://www.adsw.org/misc/search.html Search the Art Deco Society of Washington's web site. Quick and advanced search forms let you find Art Deco information instantly. Magic Motors 1930 reviewed by Jim Sweeney http://www.adsw.org/perspective/1997/MagicMotors/index.html Sixty years ago, America was a leader in manufacturing luxury automobiles. It may be hard to believe today, when Cadillac makes one desperate attempt after another to build a car baby boomers will buy, and Chrysler has had a long, hard climb up from near-oblivion. But the proof is in Magic Motors 1930 by Brooks Brierley. Finding the Charm in Charm City reviewed by Jim Sweeney http://www.adsw.org/perspective/2000/CharmCity/index.html Baltimore has its share of deco buildings, and many appear in Finding the Charm in Charm City: Affectionate Views of Baltimore by Anthea Smith. For Sale: Art Deco Theatre Building http://www.adsw.org/classifieds/classifieds.cgi?search_and_display_db_button=on&db_id=14&exact_match=on&query=retrieval Buy this Art Deco theatre building in Port St. Joe, Florida, just one block from the Gulf of Mexico. Cataloging tile installations http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=003mmp The Tile Heritage Foundation is cataloging publicly-accessible historic and contemporary installations of tile, terracotta, and other architectural ceramics in the Washington, D. C. area.