Posts tagged Art Deco
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Five examples of Art Deco architecture in the District
DC’s wave of Art Deco architecture was short lived, but its influence is still all over the city today. The five structures below show the extent to which Washingtonians embraced the modern architectural style. Keep reading…
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Five great Art Deco buildings in DC
DC’s wave of Art Deco architecture was short lived, but its influence is still all over the city today. The five structures below show the extent to which Washingtonians embraced the modern architectural style. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: One step forward, one step back
Good and bad news for Ward 7 development; Germantown ghost bike, investigation; Judge’s ignorance used against cyclists; Moses’ legacy alive at NY state DOT; More in New York; Our artiest, decoest building; Councilmembers Michael Brown?; Way too hot. Keep reading…
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Not another landmarked parking lot!
November’s HPRB meeting will consider landmark status for the Sheridan Theatre and Park and Shop, on Georgia Avenue in Brightwood. The DC Preservation League named the Sheridan one of its most endangered properties in 2007. This 1937 Art Deco community theater is now a dollar store; it was built a year before Silver Spring’s Silver Theatre, which was recently restored… Keep reading…