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The Aero Industries Technical Institute
I love driving through the industrial areas. On a Saturday in 2011, while everybody was probably at the beach, I was following a railroad track up San Fernando Road in L.A. I came to a very unusual streamlined entrance. Inside … 
Nothing Is Impossible-Buenos Aires Art Nouveau & Art Deco
By the end of the 19th century, a string of fortuitous events made Argentina one of the weathiest countries in the world. Agriculture, livestock, shipping and banking flourished. Wealthy Argentine ranchers and Europeans seeking a winter retreat moved to Buenos …
Francisco Salamone and the lost city of Epecuen
Recapping part one, Argentinian architect Francisco Salamone produced an astonishing 60+ buildings in the four-year period 1936-1940. As a devoted Salamoniac, upon my return to Buenos Aires, I rented a car, turned around, and headed back to the Argentine countryside …
Francisco Salamone and The Modern Argentine Landscape
The Unique World of Francisco Salamone – Part One The first part of this year’s World Congress on Art Deco was devoted to the works of obscure Argentinian architect Francisco Salamone. How obscure? Do an Internet search and Salamone …
Art Deco Vancouver Part 2-The Power Block & Beyond
While the Marine Building is Vancouver’s main Art Deco attraction, it’s not the only one. The area of Granville Street known as the Power Block, named for Captain William Power also has fine examples. First, there is the Vogue Theatre. Dating …
The Art Deco Evolution of L.E. Arent
Having identified Chicago artist Lyton Erl Arent (1897-1970), I set about looking for more of his work and discovered he drew covers for American Builder magazine as early as 1932. These earlier illustrations show his talents, but other than the …
Art Deco Vancouver Part 1 – The Marine Building
A product of 1920s euphoria and the Depression that followed, there is nothing quite like Vancouver’s Marine Building. Though dwarfed by it’s more modern neighbors, the Marine Building is host to an endless stream of tourists and the curious, and …
Who was Jose F.M. Arentz?
My thanks to John Glass who responded to my post on mystery artist L.A. Arent by checking the Illinois census from 1930. This led to Lynton Erle Arent, whose occupation was commercial artist. Since Arent did illustrations for American Builder …