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Tennessee Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings (page 2)

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Beckner's Jewelry [gone]
Johnson City, TN		 former S&W Cafeteria
Knoxville, TN
Beckner's Jewelry was established in 1886. The store later moved to this location. This vitrolite structural glass facade was probably installed in the 1930s or 1940s. The store closed in 1985. This photo was taken in 2007. By 2012, the vitrolite had been removed and the building was housing Misty's Blues and Jazz. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

The S&W Cafeteria was built in 1936. This location was part of the S&W Cafeteria chain which was based in Charlotte, NC. Another building remains in Asheville, NC. The Knoxville location closed in 1981. The building was restored and reopened as the S&W Grand restaurant in 2009. It closed in 2011. The building now houses the Aveda Institute. For more, see this website. [map]

WREC Radio
Memphis, TN		 Deluxe Arcade
Memphis, TN
This WREC Radio transmitter building is no longer in use. It appears to be from the 1920s or 1930s. [map]

The Deluxe Arcade was built around 1936. The building housed multiple shops and has been nicknamed "Memphis first retail mall." There are identical facades on Madison Ave. and N. 2nd St. [map]

former Sears Crosstown
Memphis, TN
This Sears Crosstown department store was built in 1927. The retail store closed in 1983. Sears continued with catalog operations here until 1993. The building remained vacant after that. These photos are from 2010. From 2015-2019, the building was renovated for housing and retail space. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

National Guard Armory
Memphis, TN
These National Guard Armory buildings were built from 1941-1943 with WPA funding. The buildings were vacant by the late 1970s. The white and blue building now houses the Office of Youth Services and Community Affairs. For more, see this website. [map]

More Memphis:
house
Royal Furniture

Red Rose Dairies Building [gone]
Murfreesboro, TN
The Red Rose Dairies Building appeared to be from the 1940s. It had been vacant since at least 2006. After the ice cream place closed, the building housed the Red Rose Coffee House and Bistro for several years. It was demolished in 2011.

Nashville:
Holston House
Pearl High School

Lauderdale County Courthouse
Ripley, TN
The Lauderdale County Courthouse was designed by Thomas Marr & Joseph Holman and built in 1936. [map]

Obion County Courthouse
Union City, TN
The Obion County Courthouse was designed by Joseph Holman & Thomas Marr and built from 1939-1940. [map]

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