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The Art Deco Bridges On The Ooka River
Japan has many bridges and pillars, quite a few in the Art Deco style. And there is one place where a bunch of these Art Deco artifacts are gathered close together, the Ooka River in Yokohama. Judged on beauty alone, … 
The Art Deco Splendor of St. Luke’s Hospital
The Tsukiji fish market has relocated, but most of the vendors remain, so Tsukiji is still the best place to get a simple, fresh fish meal in Tokyo. And now that the fish auction has moved (to Toyosu) there’s really …
Art Deco Separated At Birth #21 – Sun Worshippers
California has many Art Deco sun worshippers, but few as closely related as these two.
Still More Unusual Lawson Art Deco Clocks
When I was working on my Lawson clock book, the plan was to print it on demand. This have made a less expensive book (my cost would have been $12-14) and mistakes or omissions could be corrected on the spot. …
Merrell Vories and the World’s Most Beautiful Art Deco Department Store
How a Christian missionary from Kansas built the most beautiful Art Deco department store in the world, in Japan.
John Beck and the (Art Deco) Gamble House
There are two Gamble Houses in southern California but only one is a streamline moderne castle.
Four Very Unusual Lawson Clocks
No matter how many you’ve seen, there are always more! First up, a Lawson Carlton, model 402. Made at Lawson Time’s Los Angeles factory in the 1930s, and probably not for long, I had seen one of these but couldn’t …
More Art Deco Montevideo
The response to my post on Montevideo’s Art Deco was so enthusiastic, I’ve decided to post a second batch of photos. These were all rejects for one reason or another. Here, from the cutting room foor, Montevideo Art Deco, part …