Posts Tagged ‘Art Deco’

Westport III

Friday, January 7th, 2011

…which looks roughly like this.

Westport II

Friday, January 7th, 2011

the municipal chambers of westport, completely different to the rest of the city…

Westport I

Friday, January 7th, 2011

and another wall featuring a nice writing.

Museum

Monday, December 27th, 2010

…the museum is closed for 2 years, but the wall is fantastic…

Napier

Monday, December 27th, 2010

at 10.46am on february 3 1931, napier was levelled by a catastrophic earthquake (7.9 on the richter scale). the citizens started to rebuild the town in a new style: art deco – symbolizing the beginning of a new decade. unfortunately, most of the buildings are in a rundown condition. only a few have such an appealing appearance like the taradale town hall, situated in a suburb of napier.

Wairoa

Sunday, December 26th, 2010

coming closer to art deco on the way to napier.

Tokomaru Bay

Friday, December 24th, 2010