Probably one of the best-known examples of the art deco style is its architecture. Still seen in many cities of the United States (and I am sure, around the world), art deco architecture has left a lasting impression. Its ornamental, geometrical, and symmetrical attributes allowed art deco to break away from the norm to create something new and exciting. "For big business, Art Deco was ideal for expressing corporate wealth and dominance. Banks used the style to convey security. Hollywood used it to define the good life." The materials used in art deco were sometimes exotic (like zebra skin) but aluminum, stainless steel, chrome, and lacquer were the typical products.
Guardian Building, Detroit, Michigan
Guardian (detail)
Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles, California
La Casa Quinlana, Havana, Cuba
Boston Avenue Methodist Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Drexel Theatre, Columbus, Ohio
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