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Contributions: 450 articles · 11,718 heritage places · 174 events · 48 itineraries · 12,013 photographs

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Bullock's Pasadena — view

Bullock’s Pasadena

A 240,000-square-foot Late Moderne department store completed in 1947, Bullock’s Pasadena showcases mid-twentieth-century commercial design at its most elegant and influential.

Norcatur City Hall — view

Norcatur City Hall

A 1937 concrete civic building on the Kansas plains, Norcatur City Hall exemplifies Depression-era modernism adapted to small-town America and now serves as a local museum.

Esslinger Building — view

Esslinger Building

A 1938 streamline moderne medical clinic in San Juan Capistrano, California, designed by architect Alexander Law and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Werner Knoop House — view

Werner Knoop House

A rare Art Moderne residence built 1936–37 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the Werner Knoop House features modernist design with white brick, steel-frame windows, and geometric precision.

Commodore Ballroom — view

Commodore Ballroom

Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom, a late-1920s Art Deco landmark on Granville Street, is Canada’s most influential nightclub and North America’s premier live music venue, celebrated for its engineered sprung dance floor.

100 Federal Street — view

100 Federal Street

A modernist skyscraper completed in 1971 in Boston’s Financial District, 100 Federal Street served as headquarters for Bank of Boston and FleetBoston Financial before becoming a Bank of America operations center.

CBC Radio Building — view

CBC Radio Building

A Streamline Moderne office building that served as CBC Radio’s Nova Scotia headquarters from 1944 to 2014, overlooking Halifax’s Citadel and Public Gardens.

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