Brooklyn Public Library wins $250000 to restore historic entrance New York Daily News (blog) BY Alexander Nazaryan With the highest percentage of votes garnered in a Partners in Preservation contest, the Brooklyn Public Library has received $250000 to repair the Art Deco entrance to its Central Library at Grand Army Plaza.
New Moen(R) Boardwalk(TM) Bath Accessories Add the Finishing Touch to the ... MarketWatch (press release) NORTH OLMSTED, OH, May 22, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- In the art world, Art Deco represents elegance and glamour... and the Moen(R) Boardwalk(TM) bath collection reflects these same characteristics. Now, homeowners can extend the look of the ...
New Moen(R) Boardwalk(TM) Bath Accessories Add the Finishing Touch to the ... SYS-CON Media (press release) NORTH OLMSTED, OH -- (Marketwire) -- 05/22/12 -- In the art world, Art Deco represents elegance and glamour... and the Moen® Boardwalk? bath collection reflects these same characteristics. Now, homeowners can extend the look of the Boardwalk line of ...
LGBTs the Golden Gate Bridge Bay Area Reporter by Matthew S. Bajko The Bay Area's LGBT community has been enthralled with the Golden Gate Bridge since its Art Deco towers debuted on the ocean's edge 75 years ago. The reasons why it has struck such a chord with LGBT people abound.
Iconic Firestone Store May Get Historic Designation Tire Review The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles is seeking to have the iconic "Firestone Tire Building" in Los Angeles designated as a Historic-Cultural Monument. There is a serious effort afoot to have the iconic ?Firestone Tire Building? in Los Angeles ...
Classics on display at Civic Center Marinscope Community Newspapers Men wearing sharp blazers and brightly colored ties accompanied by women in hats and gloves sipped from wine glasses as they took in the field of cars, which included a collection of Art Deco-era French coaches. ?These are some of the most exquisite ...
Vittor's artistic influence flows to bronze fountains Pittsburgh Post Gazette In the 1930s, Vittor built about 30 Art Deco fountains, each about 4 feet tall and including a stylized image of a dolphin, for various neighborhoods, said Morton Brown, the city's public art manager. Only five -- two in Schenley Park and one each at ...
Curbed Miami Launches Today With Real Estate News You'll Actually Want to Read Miami New Times (blog) Some represent history, like South Beach's historic Art Deco towers. Others represent industry, or lack thereof, like the half-finished and barely occupied condo buildings that crowded the downtown skyline just a few years ago. They can represent art, ...
Green THI to restore rare Art Deco hotel frontage Aberdeen City The striking Art Deco frontage of an Aberdeen city centre hotel is to be restored using almost £60000 granted by the Green Townscape Heritage Initiative. The Douglas Hotel on Market Street is the latest organisation to benefit from the Green THI.
Brooklyn's Art Deco Sears Store Is Now a Landmark New York Times (blog) By ANDY NEWMAN The Sears, Roebuck store in Flatbush, Brooklyn, an 80-year-old Art Deco structure with a distinctive 10-story corner tower, is now a city landmark. The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the building on Tuesday. Nearby Art Deco Sears Now a LandmarkPatch.com
Preview of Art Deco Museum to show at Mayfest Tulsa World World Scene Writer It's only fitting that the Tulsa Art Deco Museum is having its grand opening during Mayfest because Mayfest is the reason the museum exists in the first place. William Franklin, the museum's founder and president, was chosen to ...
Late drama sends Boca, Corinthians into last four Reuters Fluminense, missing playmaker Deco and striker Fred through injury, still managed to take a 17th minute lead when defender Carleto scored with a free kick which took a deflection and left goalkeeper Agustin Orion stranded. The Brazilians managed to ... Boca, Corinthians advance to semifinalsFOXSports.com
One-Third Of Homes In The Atlantic High-Rise Leased In First Two Months MarketWatch (press release) The Atlantic (270 17th Street, Atlanta) is an Art Deco inspired architectural marvel soaring 47 stories over the heart of Atlanta's Midtown - the tallest residential high-rise in the area and an instantly recognizable jewel in the city skyline.
Goings On About Town: Above and Beyond New Yorker ... (lovers of minimalism beware), offering such items as an elaborately inlaid American Renaissance side cabinet, a fetching portrait of a Gypsy girl in full regalia, and various carved-ivory Art Deco figurines of dancers in exotic poses (June 6).
Dave Ault Takes a Tour of the DCU With Art Deco Travel Posters [Art] ComicsAlliance What we didn't see at the time, however, was the illustrator's series of art deco style travel posters spotlighting some of the DC Universe's most famous heroes and their residences. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow and the Flash all bid ...
The Charleston: A Westside Speakeasy Huffington Post The Charleston is what you get when you take a celebrity chef, a menu of classic American comfort foods, a team of mixologists and a friendly staff and put them in a small space full of art deco décor and fill it with live music every night.
Radisson Blu Biarritz Undergoes Refurbishments MarketWatch (press release) BIARRITZ, France, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Radisson Blu Biarritz has announced it is to have a new deco ambiance on two floors to refresh the look of the hotel. Mrs. Valérie de Tilly, an interior designer from IGLOO Architectures ...
Campbell Hotel recalls Tulsa's art deco days Edmond Sun I was in the ?Tulsa Art Deco? room. Shimmery, silver, quilted satin topped the king-sized bed while the bedskirt was a darker gray satin. The walls were dark gray with Art Deco ornamentation stenciled in the corners. The padded headboard and bench at ...