Art Deco Separated At Birth #12 – Gates

Some “French” Art Deco metalwork, only not in France. Read More

Art Deco Separated at Birth #11 – Outdoor Lighting

Some Art Deco Separated at Birth installments require close inspection. Not this one. Read More

Art Deco Separated at Birth #10 – United Artists Theaters

In 1986, I took a shot of the Four Star Theater on Wilshire Boulevard in L.A. And then, something strange happened…. Read More

Art Deco Separated at Birth #9 – Joseph W. Harris House, Berkeley, California

I think a photo dating from when the house was built, alongside how it looks today makes for an interesting comparison. Read More

Art Deco Separated at Birth #8 – Lamb & L.M. Persons Houses

I realized I had seen this Art Deco house before, in an ad for Insulux glass block. Read More

Art Deco Separated at Birth #7 – East Finchley Station & Pepperdine University

SAB for WP (5 of 6)

Here we have two fine examples of Streamline Moderne, each sporting not one, but two cylinders. Read More

Art Deco Separated at Birth #6 – The 5th Avenue Theater

SAB for WP (9 of 1)

This good thing about documenting things over many years is that you have a record of how they were. Sometimes, it’s a bad thing as well. Read More

Art Deco Separated at Birth #5 – Sun, Moon and Waves

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I thought this particular Art Deco motif was unique to a single building in Mexico City, but it isn’t. Read More