Welcome to Driving for Deco. This site is a showcase of our quest for finding Art Deco objects from antique stores, flea markets and thrift stores. It also showcases Art Deco buildings and places we visit as well as memorable Deco designs in classic films. Join us on our quest and feel free to contribute your favorite deco finds and stories. Chris & Anthony
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Driving For Deco 2024 - Cincinnati Part Four: Xavier University Alumni Center
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Driving For Deco 2024 - Cincinnati Part Three: Union Terminal
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Driving For Deco 2024 - Cincinnati Part Two: 20th Century Cincinnati Vintage Modern Expo
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#"Jazz Tray"#20th Century Cincinnati#Cincinnati#Cincinnati Ohio#Edgard Sforzina#Edgard Sforzina: Design for a Modern America#Hilton Netherland Plaza#Jim Linz#Kurt Versen#Kurt Versen Flip Lamp#Modernism#Over-the-Rhine#Palm Court Bar#Pho Lang Thang
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Driving For Deco 2024 - A Look Back on Where We've Been: Part One - Netherland Plaza
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#1930&039;s#1931#20th Century Cincinnati#Carew Tower#Cincinnati#Cincinnati Ohio#Cincinnati Union Terminal#Columbus Ohio#DC Big Flea#DC Modernism Show#Driving for Deco#Hilton Netherland Plaza#LeVeque Tower#Louis Grell#NYC Big Flea#Rookwood Pottery#Starrett Brothers#Vintage Modern Expo#W. W. Ahlschlager & Associates
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Astaire & Rogers and the 1930s Aesthetic Part One: Flying Down to Rio
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#"Carioca"#"When Orchids Bloom in the Moonlight"#1930&039;s#42nd Street#Adele Astaire#Albert Chase McArthur#Arizona Biltmore#Cimarron#Claire Boothe Luce#Clark Gable#Dancing Lady#David O. Selznick#David Sarnoff#Dolores del Rio#Film Booking Office of America#Flying Down to Rio#Fred Astaire#Gene Raymond#Ginger Rogers#Gold Diggers of 1933#Hermes Pan#Joan Crawford#Joseph P. Kennedy#Keith-Albee-Orpheum Vaudeville Circuit#KEM Weber#Lela Rogers#M-G-M#Merian C. Cooper#R-K-O Radio Pictures#Raul Roulien
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Driving for Wheeler Williams
Detail of “Fall” – Wheeler Williams 1934 (Photos by the author.} We found Wheeler Williams! That probably means nothing to you. And it meant nothing to us at the time as well. But let us go back into our past for the full story. The setting: spring, 2018, Kintnersville, PA: true to our mission of driving-for-deco, we headed out to Antique Haven. This is one of our go-to moderate sized stores. And…
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#Alger Hiss#American Institute of Architects#Antique Haven#Bay Shore#Douglas Orr#Ellin Speyer Memorial#John Albert Wilson#Liberty Kansas Public Library#Long Island Post Office#Martell Gallery#Muse of Missouri#Prix de Rome#Robert A. Taft Memorial#Seasons#Wheeler Williams#WPA
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A Little Rochester Art Deco: The Little Theatre
The Little Theatre 240 East Avenue, Rochester, NY. Photo by the authors. September 29th was Silent Movie Day and to honor it the Little Theatre in Rochester, New York screened G. W. Pabst’s 1929 film Pandora’s Box. Starring silent film icon Louise Brooks the film played in historic theatre 1 which will be celebrating its 95th anniversary on October 17th. I haven’t been to Little Theatre 1 since…
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#Cyrano De Bergerac#Edgar Phillips#Frederick Pike#G.W. Pabst#Little Theatre#Louise Brooks#Pandora&039;s Box#Rochester#Rochester New York#Silent Movie Day
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Freakin Tiquen 2023 - Destination Detriot Part 5 - Art & Architecture
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#Albert Kahn#Art#Art Deco#Art Deco Detroit#Babylonian Empire#Detroit#Detroit Institute of Arts#Detroit Michigan#Diego Rivera#Fisher Building#George Seurat#Géza Maróti#James E. Scripps#Joseph Urban#Michigan#Paul Cézanne#Tiffany Studios#Vincent van Gogh#Weiner Werkstätte#William Livingstone#William Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse
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Labor Day Weekend Find - What is It??!!
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#Antique World#Art Deco Chrome#Clarence#Clarence New York#Hildreth Meiere#Lee Lawrie#Pomona#Premiere Antique Center#Rockwell Kent#Roman Goddess Pomona#William P. Welsh
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Freakin' Tiquen 2023 - Destination Detroit Part 4 - Cranbrook
#1937 Paris World&039;s Fair#Antique Stores#Carl Milles#Cranbrook#Cranbrook Academy#Detroit#Eero Saarinen#Eliel Saarinen#Europa and the Bull#George Booth#International Style#Jussi Mäntynen#Loja Saarinen#Lynx and her Young#Mary Perry Chase Stratton#Michigan#Musée d&039;Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris#Pewbaic Pottery#Pipsan Saarinen-Swanson#Robert F. Swanson#Saarinen House#Sunglitter#Tor Berglund
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2023 Freakin Tiquen - Destination Detroit Part 3 - Antiquing
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#chalkware#Chase Brass and Copper#Cocktail Shaker#Detroit#Detroit Michigan#Home Laughlin#Howell#Howell Michigan#Lansing#Lansing Michigan#Livingston Antique Outlet#Manning-Bowman#Mega Mall#Michigan#Painted Furniture#Pull Match Ashtray#Revere Bottle Opener#Revere Brass and Copper#Vintage Barware#Wells Art Glaze
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Weekend Treasures - June 2024
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#1939 World&039;s Fair#1940 Worlds Fair#Alfred Dunhill#Aphrodite Table Lighter#Chase Stratosphere Ash Stand#Dunhill Table Lighter#Golden Nugget#Golden Nugget Flea Market#New York World &039;s Fair Views#Sally Rand Table Lighter#Silent Flame Table Lighter#Walter Von Nessen
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Deco Doings - May, 2024
Spring by William Welsh, 1930. Image from Pinterest. Let’s tale a look at what Deco doings are happening this May. Bard Graduate Center Sonia Delauney: Living Art (In Person Exhibit) February 23, 2024 – July 7, 2024, 18 West 86th Street, New York, NY Center Hours: Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Thursday – Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Box, 1913. Oil on wood. 20…
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#Art Deco Jewelry#Art Deco Society of Los Angeles#Art Deco Society of New York#Auburn#Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum#Bard Graduate Center#Deco Dining#Grand Central Air Terminal#Lincoln Road Antique and Collectible Market#Macklowe Gallery#Miami Design Preservation League#Sonia Delauney#The Avalon Ball 2024#Vintage Swimwear
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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…adventures in antiquing
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night, adventures in antiquing, stop us from our Driving for Deco creed. A friend and I were speaking about Anthony and my antiquing adventures. She asked if anything stopped us. And it got me thinking. And the answer is: Not usually. But the creed doesn’t mention blood. My blood, and lots of it. But I’ll get to that later. Adventures in Snow: Ontario…
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Deco Doings - April, 2024
Spring by William Welsh, 1930. Image from Pinterest. Here are some wonderful Art Deco events to enjoy this April. Bard Graduate Center Sonia Delauney: Living Art (In Person Exhibit) February 23, 2024 – July 7, 2024, 18 West 86th Street, New York, NY Center Hours: Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Thursday – Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Box, 1913. Oil on wood. 20…
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#1933-1934 Century of Progress#42nd Street#Art Deco Preservation Ball#Art Deco Society of California#Art Deco Society of Los Angeles#Art Deco Society of New York#Astaire & Rogers#Cecil Beaton#Century of Progress Homes#Chicago Art Deco Society#Cocktails in Historic Places#Detroit Area Art Deco Society#New York Adventure Club#Temple Emanu-el#The Grasshopper
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Deco Doings - March, 2024
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#1939 New York World&039;s Fair#Art Deco Los Angeles#Art Deco Society of California#Art Deco Society of Los Angeles#Art Deco Society of New York#Art Deco Texas#Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum#Baltimore Museum of Art#Bard Graduate Center#Detroit Area Art Deco Society#Gold Diggers of 1933#New York Adventure Club#Sonia Delauney#WPA Art
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