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The Streamline Moderne was sometimes a reflection of austere economic times; sharp angles were replaced with simple, aerodynamic curves, and ornament was replaced with smooth concrete and glass. The style was the first to incorporate electric light into architectural structure.
Club Moderne, Anaconda, Montana.Designed by Fred F. Willson, 1937. 1430 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, on a c. 1940 postcard.. Moderne architecture, also sometimes referred to as Style Moderne or simply Moderne, Jazz Age, Moderne, [1] Jazz Modern or Jazz style, describes certain styles of architecture popular from 1925 through the 1940s.
Streamline Moderne architecture in Washington, D.C. (6 P) Pages in category "Streamline Moderne architecture in the United States" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total.
Streamline Moderne (or Streamline) was a variety of Art Deco which emerged during the mid-1930s. The architectural style was more sober and less decorative than earlier Art Deco buildings, more in tune with the somber mood of the Great Depression.
Streamline Moderne architecture in the United States (4 C, 92 P) Pages in category "Streamline Moderne architecture" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
The Streamline Moderne style, a 1930s and 1940s offshoot of Art Deco, brought flowing lines to architecture and design of the era. The canonical example of a streamlined shape is a chicken egg with the blunt end facing forwards.
Moderne may refer to: Moderne architecture, styles of architecture popular from 1925–1940s; PWA Moderne, an architectural style in the U.S., 1933–1944; Streamline Moderne, a branch of Art Deco architecture which peaked in popularity around 1937; Wiener Moderne, the culture of Vienna, Austria, 1890–1910; Grand Hotel Moderne, in Lourdes, France
The Farm Crest Bakeries building, also known as the Hoffman Container Factory, was a historic building in the Driving Park neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.The Streamline Moderne building was constructed from 1947 to 1949, and was lauded at its opening as a modern and innovative facility.