Edinburgh’s Art Deco Heritage 15: Narcissus, London Road
Posted in Architecture, Art Deco, Edinburgh at 12:00 on 19 May 2016
It took ages for me to get a photo of this without any vehicles in it. At first there was always a van in the way and cars were moving past:-
After walking on a bit and coming back I got this. Shame about those bins:-
There’s a good art deco feel to the door surround and to the lettering above:-
Tags: Architecture, Art Deco, Edinburgh
Denis Cullinan
19 May 2016 at 17:56
Jack–
You’ve nailed another solid hit on your Art Deco project, which must be a unique one.
In this backwater of New York City where I live, the houses and buildings are dripping with Art Deco touches. Simple one-unit dwellings look as they would date back to the thirties, and the big hospital complex includes a pavilion, formerly a TB sanitarium, that must represent the best example of the “streamline” style anywhere. Consult—-
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYC_Health_%2B_Hospitals#/media/File%3AQueens_Hospital_Center_Parsons_Blvd_jeh.jpg
——Denis Cullinan
jackdeighton
19 May 2016 at 19:12
Denis,
That hospital’s a classic!