A budding Elgin architect already has some of his work adorning the city’s downtown. Public Works manager Katie Thrun and utility worker Billy Brunner spent part of their week installing 30 street ...
When the descriptor “art deco” is used in an architectural context, images of gilded entrances, decorative metal flourishes, and sleek expressions come to mind. Think of the Empire State Building or ...
Art Deco wasn’t invented at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, but it was announced to the world there. In this photograph taken on October 25, ...
You can see the sleek, intricate designs of Art Deco style at these iconic buildings in downtown and midtown Kansas City, dating back to the 1920s and 30s. This story was first published in KCUR's ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Carytown’s month-old neon art-deco sign is fixed after the local business owners who had it installed say it was vandalized, making it read “RYTOWN” when illuminated. A month ...