The old Oakland Floral Depot at 1900 Telegraph Avenue, designed by Albert Elvers and dating from 1931, is now a restaurant called Flora.
It is a glorious building covered with cobalt blue tiles and silver Art Deco decorative flourishes.
The corner tower is stunning. It takes quite a few minutes of concentrated effort to absorb all the decoration. I particularly like the band of chevrons about half-way up.
Flora Restaurant & Bar website
Deco by the Bay: Art Deco Architecture in the San Francisco Bay Area
~ Michael F Crowe
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Gorgeous eye candy! Love the blue tiles too. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteYes, magnificent eye candy. Thanks for dropping by.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Thank you for sharing. A group of friends and I are starting to appreciate old buildings here in Eugene, Oregon. One of the best is the Schaeffer Building on 10th and Willamette. Google it and check it out!
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