Monday, December 16, 2013

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, 1938: San Juan, Puerto Rico


Designed by Osvaldo Toro, this bank is a superb example of Art Deco, located in Old San Juan in Puerto Rico. Standing at the base of this magnificent edifice, I half expected to see Superman soaring overhead. More views:













Those Art Deco handrails outside on the steps are gorgeous. Just the look and feel of them transports me back in time. Wonderful place!

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Jose V. Toledo Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, Cll Recinto Sur, San Juan, Puerto Rico


Plenty already on the Internet about this interesting and beautiful building:

U.S. General Services Administration
Wikipedia

The building is multi-phase, with the 1940 late Art Deco tower being the most recent. The earlier courthouse building can be seen on the right side of the complex in the above photo.





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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Pearl Court, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.


Pearl Court in Eastbourne is an attractive, up-market apartment block near the town center. Nice piece of architecture - pleasing to the eye.



Sunday, January 13, 2013

Calle Liberdad, Gijon, Spain


The side street that disappears to the right of the building is Calle Liberdad in Gijón, northern Spain. Just snapped this as I was passing by - what a beauty!

Saturday, January 12, 2013

The Old Co-Op, Eastbourne


Given a last minute reprieve, the old Co-Op building in Eastbourne, East Sussex in England will now be converted to a hotel, preserving much of it's Art Deco splendor. Right now it looks like it has seen better days, but hopefully the face lift will give it a whole new lease of life.


Friday, January 11, 2013

Cardiff, Wales: Cardiff Railway Station, 1927




Although the exterior of Cardiff Station exhibits some Art Deco features, it is the beautiful ticket hall that really shines. While many of Cardiff's buildings from that era have vanished, thanks to liberal use of the wrecking ball, the Station is still in great shape and likely to be around for a while yet.




On a couple of the platforms can be found tile-clad waiting rooms in the color scheme of the old Great Western Railway - green, cream, and brown:



Cardiff Station is a real piece of class in an otherwise rather ugly part of the city.