#1930s architecture
Music Hall, New York World’s Fair
Source:NY Public Library
Music Hall / Music Building at the fair, described on a postcard as follows:
The Music Building is modern and functional in design: of fireproof construction, and is equipped with the latest stage mechanisms and appliances. The auditorium is egg-shaped, without balconies or interior columns, and thus affords perfect vision. The square end of the building which rises to a height of 80 feet houses a magnificent stage from which many impressive musical presentations will be given.
The postcard (different art on the end):
A look inside, which included an “egg-shaped” auditorium:
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Canada Building, New York World’s Fair
Source:NY Public Library
Canadian pavilion at the fair. I love it!
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Politeama Odoardo Rossini (theater and cinema), Via Chiostergi, Senigallia (AN), Italy. Photo: © Wolfram Mikuteit
Named after the a local entrepreneur, who build it in 1932. Porn cinema during the eighties. Still in recontruction with an uncertain future.
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Crossed out, at least half: Palazzo INPS, l’Aquila. Photo: © Wolfram Mikuteit
INPS - Istituto Nazionale Previdenza Sociale (National Social Security Institute, branch office), Corso Federico II, l’Aquila (Abruzzo, Italy).
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“Old versus new”. Calambrone (PI), Italy. Photo: © Wolfram Mikuteit
The building to the left was part of a centralized reception area for the vast linear complex of of holiday colonies built during the 1930s along the Tirrenian cost. The kids had been signed up here at the center in Calambrone, before going off to one of the many colonies along the coast.
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Palazzo ex GIL / Casa del Balilla, Viale G. Leopardi, Senigallia (AN), Italy. Photo: © Wolfram Mikuteit
Former GIL (fascist youth) building. The project was approved be built in 1932 and completed by the end of 1934 - architect unknown. Today the building hosts the tax office (Ufficio Tributi).
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