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The Demise Of Science High School
With its close proximity to Manhattan it was inevitable that Newark, New Jersey would someday reverse it’s decline. That day is here or soon will be, and with new development comes demolition. Newark is, or was, home to three Art … 
Forgotten Art Deco Fairs 1925-1940
1925–The ideas forming the basis of Art Deco coalesced at the Paris Exposition des Artes Decoratifs in 1925 and shortly thereafter an era of great expositions began. During the 1930s, almost every year brought an expo or Worlds Fair. Art …
Who Was L.E. Arent?
I try to focus on lesser known aspects of Art Deco and this entry certainly meets that requirement! American Builder was a long-running publication aimed at contractors and developers. Like the pulp magazines of the 1930s, American Builder’s covers were …
The Art Deco Mermaids of Shaker Square
At last year’s World Congress on Art Deco, in Cleveland, I got to finish something that had bothered me for years. Decades, actually. In the 1980s, I went to Cleveland to photograph a variety of things for a book and …
Art Deco Separted At Birth #18-Towers
I’ve puzzled why the Waldorf Towers in Miami Beach has just one tower. But this makes it ideal for this separated at birth, with the old fire station in West Sacramento, Califrornia. The fire station also has just one tower, …
Art Deco Separated At Birth #17-A Terracotta Trio
In the 1920s, you could order an entire house from a Sears catalog. No Art Deco homes unfortunately. But suppliers of terracotta produced books of ornaments and trim, including Art Deco, that architects could order, presumably without knowing another architect …
The Art Deco Speakeasy Mystery
Funny how memory plays tricks. In the late 1970s, I stopped by San Francisco’s Egyptian Theater for some shots of the box office and lobby. The Egyptian details appeared to be painted on–not a suprise when I found out the …
Art Deco Detroit Part Five-Deco Around Town
There’s more to Detroit’s Art Deco than skyscapers. A lot more.