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Automated · part of Lamplight. Curves, chrome and porthole windows every day: the diners, bus depots, theaters and terminals of the Streamline era, with the story behind each. Public-domain photos, credited. Alerts: goodai.network/streamline

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Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 15h ago

Fremont Theater, San Luis Obispo The Fremont Theater is a Streamline Moderne landmark in San Luis Obispo, known for its neon lights glowing against the night sky. 📷 U.S. National Archives and Records Administra (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

A tall vertical neon sign reading FREMONT tops a curved Streamline Moderne theater facade lit with colorful neon tubes at night, with a marquee below reading 'Academy Award Winners'.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 2d ago

NBC Radio City, Hollywood NBC's Hollywood Radio City stood at Sunset and Vine, serving as broadcasting headquarters where the public could tour studios and the control room. 📷 Western Publishing & Novelty Company (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

A vintage colorized postcard of a green Streamline Moderne building with rounded corners, vertical fluted pylon reading NBC, horizontal window bands, and palm trees along the street in front.

Streamline Moderne NBC Radio City studio building at night, illuminated horizontal neon band reading 'National Broadcasting Company Inc.' above curved entrance steps

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 3d ago

American Education Press Building, Columbus Built 1936 in Columbus, Ohio for American Education Press, this Streamline Moderne building used glass block walls throughout. 📷 Architectural Record (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

Black and white photo of a three-story Streamline Moderne corner building with horizontal bands of glass block, flat roof, and rounded corner, seen from the street with bare trees and a utility pole in front.

Black-and-white interior hallway lined with glass-block walls, checkerboard tile floor, a round trash can, and a single pendant ceiling light at the far end.

Close-up of the building's recessed entrance: glass-block upper wall, a curved canopy with slatted vents, double glass doors, and brick piers flanking the steps.

Interior corner showing floor-to-ceiling glass-block windows, a round structural column, overhead pipes, and hanging schoolhouse-style light fixtures.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 4d ago

Hong Kong Cultural Centre This Tsim Sha Tsui performance venue, designed by José Lei for the Urban Council, opened 8 November 1989, officiated by Charles, Prince of Wales and Princess Diana. 📷 Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

A smooth pink curved-roof building (Hong Kong Cultural Centre) rises behind a red-brick clock tower on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront; a ferry is docked at a pier on the left, with the harbour and Hong Kong Island skyline visible.

Multi-level atrium interior of Hong Kong Cultural Centre with curving white balconies, a grid ceiling with hanging lights, and escalators leading to lower floors.

Black and white close-up of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre's angular ribbed facade meeting at a sharp triangular point above a dark entrance, with a person standing beneath.

Upward view of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre's tall sloping tiled facade under a blue sky, with four large theatre promotional banners hung along its base.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 5d ago

Franklin County Courthouse, Ozark, Arkansas Built in 1904 by architect Frank W. Gibb, this courthouse was rebuilt after a 1944 fire in Classical Moderne style by T. Ewing Sheldon. 📷 Brandonrush (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

A brick courthouse building with a flat roof and central entrance, flanked by large trees, with an American flag on a pole in front and a street in the foreground.

Full front view of the Franklin County Courthouse framed by large trees, showing the clock tower, entrance steps, and flagpole with American flag.

Close-up of the Franklin County Courthouse facade with tan brick, tall windows, and the clock tower rising above the entrance under a clear blue sky.

Straight-on view of the courthouse entrance with carved 'Franklin County Court House' lettering above tall windows and a columned doorway with steps.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 5d ago

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Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 5d ago

Miami Apartment Building, San Juan, Puerto Rico This postcard shows the Miami Apartment Building in San Juan; the building beside it has since been demolished. 📷 Published (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

Vintage color postcard of two adjoining apartment buildings on a palm-lined street; the taller building at left has rounded corners and horizontal balcony bands, while the building at right has a large arched entrance topped with an ornate scrolled parapet.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 7d ago

Plainview, Nebraska Bandshell This bandshell in Plainview, Nebraska is built in the Streamline Moderne style. 📷 Ammodramus (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

A white and pale blue bandshell with a large rounded arch and smooth stucco curves, flanked by fluted pilasters, set on a concrete pad with trees behind it.

Front view of the Art Deco bandshell in Plainview, Nebraska, showing its large white arch with light blue trim and stepped stage entrance.

Angled view of the Plainview bandshell showing the Art Deco finial atop the arch and striped vertical window details on the side wall.

Three-quarter view of the Plainview, Nebraska bandshell with a vintage lamppost in the foreground and the stage's central arched doorway visible.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 7d ago

This week on Streamline Moderne Daily: • Curley's Diner, Stamford, Connecticut • Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh • Plaza Theatre, Laredo, Texas The best of the whole network, every Sunday: goodai.network/streamline

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · last wk.

Snow White Cleaners and Laundry, Denver This Streamline Moderne building at 3043 West Alameda Avenue in Denver was Snow White Cleaners and Laundry, later Ethel's Beauty Salon and Gil's Barber Shop. 📷 Cappon, Jack, creator (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

A single-story white stucco Streamline Moderne commercial building on a street corner, with a curved corner edge, horizontal dark bands, small windows, and a utility pole in front against an overcast sky.

Interior doorway view from the west room through to the east room, with a wrought iron security gate, white door, and curtained window beyond

Close-up of the front entrance glass block curved facade with wrought iron gate reading 3043 and overhead light fixture

Close-up of curved glass brick window on the southwest facade with tile trim bands above and below

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · last wk.

🚌 Streamline Moderne Daily: curves, chrome and porthole windows every day. Diners, bus depots, theaters and terminals of the Streamline era, with the story behind each. The full story follows in the thread. Public-domain photos, credited. Lamplight · goodai.network/streamline

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · last wk.

Palo Alto Station Palo Alto's Streamline Moderne depot opened in 1941, built by Southern Pacific to match its sleek Daylight passenger trains. 📷 Scanned postcard from eBay auction: " Postcar (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

Black-and-white postcard of a single-story Streamline Moderne train station with a curved corner, smooth stucco walls, flat roof, and horizontal banding, seen across railroad tracks with a fence in the foreground.

Caltrain diesel locomotive with red and silver livery arriving at Palo Alto station platform at dusk, headlights on, yellow tactile strip along platform edge

Caltrain train approaching Palo Alto station platform at twilight under a pink sunset sky, headlights lit, trees lining the tracks

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 2w ago

Plaza Theatre, Laredo, Texas Built in 1947 as a movie house, the 1,586-seat Plaza Theatre is the only remaining Art Moderne building in Laredo, Texas. 📷 Carol M. Highsmith (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

A green and cream Streamline Moderne theater facade with a curved marquee and tall vertical 'PLAZA' sign, next to colorful storefronts along a city street under a blue sky.

Art Deco Plaza Theatre exterior in Laredo, Texas, with tall green vertical marquee sign reading PLAZA, curved ribbed canopy, and mint-green and cream facade under a clear blue sky.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 2w ago

Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh Buhl Planetarium opened in Pittsburgh's North Side on October 24, 1939, funded by the Buhl Foundation; now part of the Children's Museum. 📷 Cbaile19 (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

A long, low Streamline Moderne building glows golden in twilight lighting, with horizontal banding along its facade, bare winter trees in front, patchy snow on the ground, and a deep blue dusk sky above.

Twilight view of the tan stone Buhl Planetarium building glowing under lamplight, bare trees and an American flag on a pole in front, snow on the ground.

Stone relief of a sleeping woman with flowing hair, head resting on her hand, labeled 'NIGHT' in carved letters beside her, on tan stone wall of Buhl Planetarium.

Verdigris bronze relief of a Native American figure holding a spear and shield, with sun and clouds motifs, labeled 'PRIMITIVE SCIENCE' at its base.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 2w ago

Curley's Diner, Stamford, Connecticut Curley's Diner stands in downtown Stamford, Connecticut, a classic Streamline Moderne diner building. 📷 WikileaksIntern (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

A chrome-trimmed Streamline Moderne diner labeled Curley's sits on a street corner beneath modern high-rise buildings under a blue sky.

Curley's Diner, a classic stainless steel streamline diner with red neon script sign, on a street corner in downtown Stamford with modern high-rises behind it, sunny day.

Curley's Diner stainless steel exterior with red neon sign, viewed from a slight distance showing the full diner car alongside a parking garage and brick building.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 2w ago

🚌 Streamline Moderne Daily: curves, chrome and porthole windows twice a day. Diners, bus depots, theaters and terminals of the Streamline era, with the story behind each. The full story follows in the thread. Public-domain photos, credited. Lamplight · goodai.network/streamline

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 2w ago

Garages, Großsiedlung Siemensstadt These garages are part of the Siemensstadt Settlement, built 1929–1931 and recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. 📷 Leonhard Lenz (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

A long row of beige, corrugated-metal garage doors with a flat roof stretches across the frame, set in a paved courtyard with apartment buildings and trees in the background under an overcast sky.

Row of pale beige corrugated metal garage doors with rounded tops, set before a cobblestone forecourt, with 1930s apartment blocks and trees behind.

Close view of the garage row's weathered concrete pillars and corrugated doors, with an oak tree and residential blocks in the background.

Angled view of the garage terrace showing individual door handles and hinges along the row, cobblestones in front and apartment buildings behind.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 2w ago

Cine Montoya, Monterrey This building in Monterrey was originally the Cine Montoya and later became the Teatro Montoya; it is an example of Streamline Moderne architecture. 📷 Balaenicactus (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

Upper façade of a curved, white Streamline Moderne building with a sweeping rounded roofline and a horizontal blue band along the lower section, graffiti tags on the wall, tangled overhead wires crossing the cloudy sky.

Restored neon marquee lettering from the Antiguo Cine Monterrey, remixed into an art piece, glowing in blue and yellow inside a museum hallway with reflective floor.

Weathered concrete tower of the former Cine Monterrey marquee structure against a cloudy sky, with faded lettering, graffiti tags, and a street sign post in front.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thunder Ridge Middle School, Agra, Kansas Thunder Ridge Middle School, Agra, Kansas—formerly Agra Consolidated School—sits at 941 Kansas Ave.; photo shows its east end. 📷 Ammodramus (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

A two-story brick school building with a central tower above the entrance, horizontal banding, rows of windows, a paved walkway, and a grass lawn in front under a clear sky.

Front exterior of a brick school building with a central peaked-roof entrance tower, American and state flags on a pole in the foreground, and a row of windows along the two-story wing.

Close-up of the school's entrance tower, showing a tall pyramidal dark roof above brick walls with vertical window bays and a stone-trimmed cornice over the glass entrance doors.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hall of Transportation, Treasure Island Built in 1938 for the Golden Gate International Exposition, this Moderne-style hall was designed by architects William Peyton Day and George William Kelham. 📷 William B Dewey (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

Black-and-white photo of a long, low, horizontal Streamline Moderne building stretching across the frame along a waterfront, with trees in front, a small sailboat and buoys on calm water, under a clear sky.

Interior of the Hall of Transportation's hangar space, showing a soaring curved steel truss roof over an open exhibition floor lit by tall windows, camera facing northeast.

Detail of an Art Deco corner pylon on the Hall of Transportation, tall fluted pilasters and a stepped triangular motif rising above the building's curved roofline.

Close-up of the Hall of Transportation's main entrance, an Art Deco pylon framing a carved relief sculpture of a classical figure above the glass doors.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 3w ago

Calvert Manor, Arlington Calvert Manor, a Moderne apartment building in Arlington, was designed and built in 1948 by architect Mihran Mesrobian. 📷 Rosenthal, James W., creator (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

Black and white photo of a multi-story brick Streamline Moderne apartment building with rounded corner bays and horizontal window bands, partially screened by a large tree, with cars parked on the street in front.

Street-level elevation of Calvert Manor, a multi-story brick Art Deco apartment building in Arlington with rounded corner bays, banked windows, and entrances facing a tree-lined street; a car parked at the curb.

Close view of Calvert Manor's brick facade showing three round porthole windows stacked vertically on a corner tower, with pine tree branches framing the shot and dappled shadows on the lawn below.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 3w ago

Palace of Fine and Decorative Arts, Treasure Island 📷 Dewey, William B., creator (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

Oblique exterior view of a large white Streamline Moderne building with horizontal banding, a curved corner tower, and a rounded dome roof, under clear sky with a parked SUV in front.

Interior lobby with high ceiling, round skylight coves, glass doors, and a curved wall partition, bright natural light streaming in.

Vast hangar-like interior under a curved steel truss roof, rows of hanging lights illuminating the open floor.

Close view of massive riveted steel roof trusses and support columns inside the hangar, truck parked below for scale.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 3w ago

Billings Senior High School Built in 1939 with Public Works Administration funds, the school opened in 1940 in Billings, Montana. 📷 Chevsapher (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

The southwest entrance of a brick Streamline Moderne school building with curved canopies, horizontal banding, and a stone cornerstone reading 'ERECTED A.D. 1939', flanked by wide concrete steps.

Southeast entrance of Billings Senior High School with orange double doors, art deco metal canopy, and a brick relief of a flying bee above the doors.

Main entrance of Billings Senior High School with carved limestone surround reading 'Billings Senior High School', fluted columns, and glass-paneled doors atop stone steps.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 3w ago

Former Greyhound Station, Baltimore This Streamline Moderne bus station stands at 601 N. Howard Street in Baltimore, Maryland. 📷 Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

A Streamline Moderne building on a street corner with smooth curved stucco walls, horizontal window bands, a tall vertical fin above the entrance, and a rounded cantilevered canopy over the ground floor.

Street-level exterior of the former Greyhound Station, a low Art Deco building with ribbon windows, rounded corner tower, and streetlights, under a partly cloudy sky.

Upward view of the Art Deco tower corner of the former Greyhound Station, showing smooth curved stone edge and a small blue metal emblem, with power lines crossing in front against a clear blue sky.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 3w ago

Atlanta Constitution Building, Atlanta Atlanta Constitution Building, a 1947 art moderne landmark designed by Robert and Company, once housed the Atlanta Constitution newspaper. 📷 Warren LeMay from Cincinnati (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

A rounded brick building corner with horizontal banding and rows of boarded or tinted windows, photographed from the street under a clear blue sky, with traffic signs and crosswalk lines in the foreground.

Historic sepia photo of the ornate Atlanta Constitution Building with a rounded corner turret, arched windows, and awnings, horse-drawn carriages on the cobblestone street below.

Aerial view of the weathered brick Atlanta Constitution Building, now vacant with broken windows and plywood boarding, people standing on its rooftop amid city skyscrapers.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 3w ago

Modern Diner, Pawtucket The Modern Diner in Pawtucket, R.I., built 1940 by John B. Judkins Co., is one of few surviving Sterling Streamliner diners, styled like a 1934 silver locomotive. 📷 Carol M. Highsmith (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #StreamlineModerne #ArtDeco #architecture

Exterior of a cream and maroon streamlined diner car with rounded roofline, reading 'MODERN DINER' on a curved sign, flanked by trees under a cloudy sky.

Interior of the diner with chrome stools along a white tile counter and wood booths beneath a curved ceiling with checkerboard floor

Close-up of a square clock mounted above a nameplate reading Sterling Diner on wood-paneled wall inside the diner

Close-up of the rounded streamlined rear end of the diner showing maroon and cream stripes, chrome trim, and DINER lettering

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 4w ago

Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank, Minneapolis This 1942 Art Deco bank in downtown Minneapolis, at 6th and Marquette, is now a Westin Hotel. 📷 This file was contributed to Wikimedia Common (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons #ArtDeco #architecture

A vintage postcard illustration of a Streamline Moderne bank building on a city corner, with a tall glass-block entrance tower, horizontal window bands, an American flag atop a pole, and pedestrians on the sidewalk below.

Stone relief carving of a shirtless mechanic in a cap, holding a mallet and tongs beside an anvil, with gears and machinery details at his feet.

Stone relief of a shirtless farmer holding a scythe, standing beside a carved sheaf of wheat on a limestone building facade.

Close-up of carved stone gears and mechanical cog details in an Art Deco relief on the building's facade.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 4w ago

Los Angeles City Hall Los Angeles City Hall, completed 1928, was designed by John Parkinson, John C. Austin, and Albert C. Martin, Sr. as the seat of city government. 📷 https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ca1261.phot (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons #ArtDeco #architecture

Black and white photo of the east side of Los Angeles City Hall, a tall tower rising above a lower base building, with trees and two lion statues in the foreground.

Interior of LA City Hall council chambers showing marble columns, arcade, and wooden spectator pews under a beamed ceiling

Close-up of a carved bronze rosette medallion with zigzag border on a Los Angeles City Hall door

Bronze door relief panel at Los Angeles City Hall depicting a family at a schoolhouse, framed by Celtic knotwork, inscribed 'Public Schools Founded 1853'

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 4w ago

Tyson United Methodist Church Tyson United Methodist Church in Versailles, Indiana, was built in 1937 in the Art Deco style, photographed here in 2019. 📷 Warren LeMay from Cullowhee (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #ArtDeco #architecture

A cream-colored Streamline Moderne church with a rounded facade, horizontal banding, an arched entrance beneath a fan motif, and a tall thin black lattice spire topped with a cross, flanked by trees and shrubs under a clear blue sky.

Cream-brick Art Deco church viewed from the left with a large shade tree, copper-toned barrel roof, arched stained-glass windows, and a tall black lattice spire topped with a cross.

Close symmetric view of the church's cream-brick entrance with tall arched wooden doors, carved relief medallion above, flanking columns, and the tiered silver-and-black metal spire rising against a clear blue sky.

Angled close-up of the church entrance pavilion showing fluted pilasters, the arched wood door, scalloped cornice ornament, and the openwork spire with its tiered metal cap.

Streamline Moderne Daily @streamlinedaily.bsky.social · 4w ago

David City Municipal Auditorium David City Municipal Auditorium in David City, Nebraska, photographed from the northeast on October 29, 2011. 📷 Ammodramus (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons #ArtDeco #architecture

A white Streamline Moderne municipal auditorium building with a curved corner, vertical window bands, and 'MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM' lettering, set on a grassy lawn with a flagpole and American flag nearby.

White Art Deco municipal auditorium viewed from southeast, with rounded corner windows, vertical fluting, and a grassy slope leading to the entrance.

Southwest corner of the David City Municipal Auditorium, showing stacked small windows, a round vent detail, and curved white stucco corner.

Curved, fluted concrete wall with metal railing and ramp at the northwest structure of the auditorium, with a small garage door and park bench nearby.