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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Buildings

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Museo de Arte de Nogales
Nogales, MEX
commercial building
Nogales, MEX
The Museo de Arte de Nogales was designed in the early 1960s by Mario Pani. The building was meant to house a museum but that never happened. Instead, it housed a disco, a warehouse, and other things. In 2012, it opened as an art museum. For more, see this website. [map]

This commercial building is one of three buildings at the border with consecutive, concrete barrel shell roofs. They were built in the 1960s. [map]

Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry
Nogales, MEX
The Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry was built in 1966. The structure consists of two concrete arches which each span the border crossing going to and from Mexico and the United States. For more, see this website. [map]

M Casino and commercial building
Nogales, MEX
The M Casino and the commercial building of the same design next door were built in the 1960s. Both buildings originally housed multiple businesses. [map]

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