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Images George RexPrince's Tower / SE16<br> Troughton McAslan Architecture, 1990 <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/architecture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/deco?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deco</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/StreamlineModerne?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StreamlineModerne</a> <br> flic.kr/p/2qQJ2Uo
Images George Rex<p>Prince's Tower / SE16<br>Troughton McAslan Architecture, 1990 <br><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/deco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/StreamlineModerne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreamlineModerne</span></a> <br><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2qQJ2Uo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flic.kr/p/2qQJ2Uo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
John Harden<p>Perfection. NBC Radio City building, LA. Opened its doors in 1938. Demolished in the 1960s.<br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/artdeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artdeco</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/streamlinemoderne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streamlinemoderne</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/radiostudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radiostudio</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/midcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>midcentury</span></a></p>
J. Martin<p>Light Fixture from the Powhatan Apartment Building in Chicago, Illinois, completed 1929</p><p>Provenance of the photograph unknown; most likely lifted from an auction catalog together with the note “designed by Victor S. Pearlman &amp; Co., 1929.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StreamlineModerne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreamlineModerne</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtDeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtDeco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decoration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Highrises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Highrises</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroFuture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CydXB41LXeq/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/CydXB41LXeq/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Stewart Russell<p>An example from a US Post Office of a certain age ...</p><p><a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>typography</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/ArtDeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtDeco</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/StreamlineModerne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreamlineModerne</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/WeirdAssLetterForms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdAssLetterForms</span></a></p>
Stewart Russell<p>Here's an example of the "weird-ass" letter S in some Art Deco typography in the Hall of Waters in Excelsior Springs, MO (built 1936-37). I don't think this is exactly Benton's Broadway font, but is close</p><p>(Some US Post Offices of a certain age use this kind of font on their sign, too)</p><p><a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>typography</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/ArtDeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtDeco</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/HallOfWaters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HallOfWaters</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/ExcelsiorSprings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExcelsiorSprings</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/DepressionModern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepressionModern</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/StreamlineModerne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreamlineModerne</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/WeirdAssLetterForms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdAssLetterForms</span></a></p>
J. Martin<p>Downtown Supernova by M Kungi</p><p>Mixed Medium on Canvas<br>Original Color Study<br>(mkungi.com)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StreamlineModerne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreamlineModerne</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtDeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtDeco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Train</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zeppelin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zeppelin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dirigible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dirigible</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Highrises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Highrises</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroFuture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvHnHfgLyPt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/CvHnHfgLyPt/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
J. Martin<p>(Modern) Streamline Moderne</p><p>City Gate, Beach Road, Singapore, 2019. My own shot.</p><p>SAA Architects, completed 2018.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singapore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artdeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artdeco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/streamlinemoderne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streamlinemoderne</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/highrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highrise</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CuSjibbLygi/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/CuSjibbLygi/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
J. Martin<p>Sky Captain and the Art of Tomorrow by Kevin Conran. <br>Dynamite: May, 2021.</p><p>Artwork by Kevin Conran.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artdeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artdeco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/streamlinemoderne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streamlinemoderne</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conceptart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conceptart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pulp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pulp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/skycaptain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skycaptain</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtRRFhbLGEv/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/CtRRFhbLGEv/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
J. Martin<p>Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Tulsa, OK</p><p>Courtesy katsrcool on Flickr.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artdeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artdeco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Church</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Window" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Window</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StreamlineModerne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreamlineModerne</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pulp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pulp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voidpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voidpunk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CrUJVSeteJF/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/CrUJVSeteJF/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Mr. Pataphor, Dadaist Dad<p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/SaultSteMarie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaultSteMarie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/NorthernOntario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernOntario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> The <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MemorialTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MemorialTower</span></a> is all that is left of The <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/SaultMemorialGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaultMemorialGardens</span></a>, a former ice hockey arena (1949 to 2006). The Gardens' front facade was representative of <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/StreamlineModerne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreamlineModerne</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> style, using straight lines and curved forms - <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ArtDeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtDeco</span></a> . The Gardens' most <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/distinctivefeature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distinctivefeature</span></a> was the Memorial Tower and red-lighted beacon.</p>
Mark H<p>Some <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArtDeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtDeco</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> to admire from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hastings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hastings</span></a> seafront. This is the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1930s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1930s</span></a> Marine Court building, and the resemblance to a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CruiseShip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CruiseShip</span></a> is intentional as it was based on the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cunard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cunard</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ship</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/QueenMary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueenMary</span></a>. If the architectural form looks aerodynamic with long lines and curves, and sometimes nautical elements, then you know it's in the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StreamlineModerne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreamlineModerne</span></a> style and that's the case here. I'm a big fan of Brutalism but Art Deco runs it a very close second.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cruise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cruise</span></a></p>
Dyne<p>I included a few above but prepare for a hashtagpocalypse.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DroidBuilder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DroidBuilder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Droid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Droid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Halloween</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Animatronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animatronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spaceships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spaceships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TerranTradeAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TerranTradeAuthority</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TTA</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VirtualReality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VirtualReality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Gamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gamer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Blender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnrealEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnrealEngine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UE4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UE4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UE5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UE5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Godot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Godot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fusion360" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fusion360</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TiltFive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TiltFive</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ally</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AstroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AstroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Narrowboats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narrowboats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Canals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/StreamlineModerne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreamlineModerne</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SecondEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecondEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ArtDeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtDeco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VTubing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VTubing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ghostbusters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ghostbusters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AddamsFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AddamsFamily</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DragonCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DragonCon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GhostStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GhostStories</span></a></p>