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Ohio Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings (page 1)

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North High School
Akron, OH
North High School was built from 1931-1955. In addition to these Art Deco details, there are later Moderne features as well. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

Guggenheim Airship Institute
Akron, OH
The Guggenheim Airship Institute was operated by the Municipal University of Akron from 1929-1949. The building has been abandoned for many years and is now used around Halloween as the Haunted Laboratory. On the backside of the building which is pretty much inaccessible, a giant angel holds an airship (blimp). [map]

Akron-Fulton Airport Terminal Building
Akron, OH
The Akron-Fulton Airport Terminal Building was designed by Michel M. Konarski and completed in 1931. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building now houses Theken Surgical, a medical company. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

More Akron:
Beacon Journal Building
First National Bank
Ohio Bell Building
Polsky Building

Whiskey Island Coast Guard Station
Cleveland, OH
The Whiskey Island Coast Guard Station was designed by J. Milton Dyer and built in 1940. It has been abandoned since 1976 except for a brief stint as a nightclub known as The Island. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Restoration work was begun in 2009. It will be used as a maritime and Coast Guard museum. [map]

Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Cleveland, OH
This building was probably built as a Sears, Roebuck & Co. department store. It appeared to be vacant when these photos were taken in 2012. [map]

More Cleveland:
First Catholic Slovak Union [map]
Guardian Bridge

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