Posts tagged terra cotta
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Facade, Chicago, Illinois
by Terence Faircloth
Beautiful terra cotta on brick.
From Flickr:
Ornamental terra cotta false front on a commercial building on West Chicago Avenue at Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.
Exterior Detail, Chicago, Illinois
by Terence Faircloth
Celtic knot.
From Flickr:
Stylized terra cotta ornament on a building at the corner of Lake and Wabash in the downtown area of Chicago, Illinois.
Detail, 7th Street Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
by Terence Faircloth
Green terra cotta detail.
From Flickr:
Detail of Art Deco ornamentation on the 7th Street Hotel in the South Loop area of Chicago, Illinois.
Facade, Chicago, Illinois
by Terence Faircloth
Elegant window treatment.
From Flickr:
Art deco terra cotta ornamentation surrounding windows on a building at LaSalle and Washington in Chicago, Illinois.
Facade Detail, Chicago, Illinois
by Terence Faircloth
More black and white Deco!
From Flickr:
Glazed terra cotta art deco ornamentation on the cornice of a building at the corner of Lincoln, Belmont, and Ashland in the Lakeview area of Chicago, Illinois.
Storefront, Chicago, Illinois
by Terence Faircloth
Terra cotta facade.
From Flickr:
Art deco terra cotta storefront on Ashland Avenue on the edge of the Jackson Boulevard Historical District in Chicago, Illinois.
Facade, Chicago, Illinois
by Terence Faircloth
There is nowhere near enough black and white Deco, in my opinion. Yes, B&W is my favorite “color” combo.
From Flickr:
Black and white glazed terra cotta ornamentation on a commercial building at the corner of Lincoln, Belmont and Ashland Avenues in Chicago, Illinois.
Detail, Belle Shore Apartment Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
by Terence Faircloth
Close-up of the facade, in Egyptian Deco style.
From Flickr:
Egyptian art deco terra cotta ornament from the Belle Shore Apartment Hotel at 1062 West Bryn Mawr Avenue in the Bryn Mawr Historic District of the Edgewater neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois.
Egyptian Theater, DeKalb, Illinois
by Terence Faircloth
Fantastic!
From Flickr:
Art deco theater building with glazed terra cotta ornamentation in DeKalb, Illinois. These lavishly decorated theaters were referred to as “Popcorn Palaces” by those who appreciated the style.
Chicago, Illinois
by Terence Faircloth
Bird flying on the side of a building.
From Flickr:
Art deco ornamentation on a building on West Elm Street at State Street in Chicago, Illinois.
