Streamline Moderne
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Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone, was a late branch of the Art Deco style. The style emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements (such as railings and porthole windows). It reached its height in 1937.
The style was the first to incorporate electric light into architectural structure. In the First Class dining room of the SS Normandie, fitted out 1933 – 35, twelve tall pillars of Lalique glass and 38 columns lit from within illuminated the room. The Strand Palace Hotel foyer (1930), preserved from demolition by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1969, marked one of the first uses of internally-lit architectural glass, and coincidentally was the first Moderne interior preserved in a museum.
Hollywood Makes Use of Moderne
The buildings in Frank Capra's 1937 movie Lost Horizon, designed by Stephen Goosson, exemplify the soothing style. The design of the "Emerald City" in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz also appears to have been based on this style.Notable examples of Streamline Moderne include:
- 1926 - Long Beach Airport Main Terminal, Long Beach, California
- 1930 - Strand Palace Hotel, London. Foyer designed by Oliver P. Bernard
- 1931 - The Eaton's Seventh Floor (including the Eaton Auditorium and the Round Room restaurant) in Toronto, Canada, designed by Jacques Carlu, located in the former Eaton's department store.
- 1933 - Merle Norman Building, Santa Monica, California See also History of Santa Monica, California
- 1934 - Chrysler Airflow, the first mass-market streamline automotive design
- 1935 - Pan Pacific Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
- 1935 - Edificio Internacional de Capitalización, Mexico City, Mexico
- 1935 - The Hindenburg, zeppelin passenger accommodations
- 1937 - Belgium Pavilion, at the Exposition Internationale, Paris
- 1937 - TAV Studios (Brenemen's Restaurant), Hollywood, California
- 1937 - Minerva (or Metro) Theatre and the Minerva Building, Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia
- 1937 - Barnum Hall (High School auditorium), Santa Monica, California
- 1938 - Mark Keppel High School, Alhambra, California
- 1939 - Marine Air terminal, La Guardia Airport, New York (illustration, left)
- 1941 - Avalon Hotel, Ocean Drive, South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida
- 1944 - Huntridge Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1947 - Sears Building, Santa Monica, California
- 1948 - Greyhound Bus Station, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937) AKA 1937 Paris Exposition
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