The Drapery (1938), Seven Sisters Road, Islington, London N7

Known as 'The Drapery' and built in 1938, this large art deco department store, situated between the junctions of Axminster Road and Sussex Way on Seven Sisters Road in Islington, London, is a hot property. These two photos were taken in July 2006, but since then the building has been refurbished and converted into 118 swanky apartments, with retail on the ground floor. Near to the Emirates Stadium, those apartments are not going to be cheap! The restoration included repairs to the faience façade of decorative glazed tiles.

The photo above is of what appears to have originally been the main entrance, on Axminster Road.

S. H. Kress & Co., Sarasota, FL

This beautiful Kress building is a well-known landmark in downtown Sarasota, Florida. It is on the National Registry. There is already ample information available about this architectural eye candy, so I will direct readers there:

http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/markers-and-designations/historic-designation/the-kress-building/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._H._Kress_and_Co._Building_(Sarasota,_Florida)

S.H. Kress & Co., Brunswick, GA

While the Kress '5 and dime' stores have long since gone out of business, the company has left a wonderful legacy of top class architectural treats. This one (1505 Newcastle Street) is in the historical district of Brunswick in Georgia, photographed on a Sunday when the town is virtually deserted. The beautiful tiled facing of the front of the building highlights the few metal-framed windows and the lovely store sign, which is framed in metal bearing the lines familiar to lovers of Art Deco.