Monday, March 31, 2008

Abbey Hotel, Miami South Beach

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The Abbey Hotel, in Miami’s famed South Beach Art Deco precinct, was built in 1940 to plans by architect Albert Anis. The hotel occipies a c...
Sunday, March 30, 2008

Carreras Cigarette Factory, London

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This Egyptian temple was built in 1926-28 by architects M.E and O.H Collins with A.G Porri just a few years after Howard Carter had discove...
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Saturday, March 29, 2008

Old Deco Advertisment, Talbot

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I found this old Art Deco ad as we detoured off the main road to check out the town of Talbot in goldfields of Central Victoria. You can j...
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Friday, March 28, 2008

Ararat Town Entry Signage

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The Ararat Advertiser reported on 25 Mar 2008 that the Ararat Rural City Council had adopted a new design for signage on the main road entr...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Bar Zilli, Asmara

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In the middle of a roundabout on Martyrs Avenue, Asmara is a large sculpure of a pair of sandals dedicated to the Eritrean Freedom Fighters ...
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Monday, March 24, 2008

Masonic Hotel, Napier

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I was flicking around the Foxtel sports channels this morning and noticed that the 3rd Test, New Zealand v England is currently being played...
Sunday, March 23, 2008

Osterley Tube Station, London

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Charles Holden was a British architect who designed many of London’s Underground Stations dating from the 1920s and 30s. Osterley Station,...
Saturday, March 22, 2008

Municipality, Asmara

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Planned during the 1930s, the Municipality Building in Liberation Avenue, Asmara was built in the 1950s with the third storey being added in...