nicolasharnois on posterous http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com Mostly a collection of great pictures I stumbled upon on the Web posterous.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:53:00 -0800 White Castle interior illustration (c. 1950) http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/white-castle-interior-illustration-c-1950 http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/white-castle-interior-illustration-c-1950
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:46:00 -0800 Holiday Inn Las Vegas postcard http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/holiday-inn-las-vegas-postcard http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/holiday-inn-las-vegas-postcard
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:36:00 -0800 Howard Johnson's, Chattanooga-East Ridge, TN (c. 1966) http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/howard-johnsons-chattanooga-east-ridge-tn-c-1 http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/howard-johnsons-chattanooga-east-ridge-tn-c-1
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:17:00 -0800 Woolworth's, Ste-Catherine/McGill College, Montreal (Canada), 1938 http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/woolworths-ste-catherinemcgill-college-montre http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/woolworths-ste-catherinemcgill-college-montre
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Brings back memories. My mom used to take me there for lunch.

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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:48:00 -0800 Modernism at its best http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/modernism-ar-its-best http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/modernism-ar-its-best
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Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:15:00 -0800 Grand foyer on seventh floor of Eaton's College St. Store, 1930 http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/grand-foyer-on-seventh-floor-of-eatons-colleg http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/grand-foyer-on-seventh-floor-of-eatons-colleg
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Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:58:00 -0800 Eaton’s Ninth Floor http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/eatons-ninth-floor http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/eatons-ninth-floor
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Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:51:00 -0700 Sky Village, Copenhagen Rodøvre, Denmark http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/sky-village-openbuildings http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/sky-village-openbuildings
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Cantilever on steroids. I love this.

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Sun, 01 May 2011 18:18:00 -0700 Former Eaton's store, Thunder Bay, Canada http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/former-eatons-store-thunder-bay-canada http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/former-eatons-store-thunder-bay-canada
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Another streamline modern landmark.

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Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:08:32 -0800 Cadillac Place (former General Motors Building), 1919-1923, Detroit, Michigan http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/cadillac-place-former-general-motors-building http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/cadillac-place-former-general-motors-building
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Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:35:29 -0700 Stocletpaleis, Brussels http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/stocletpaleis-brussels http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/stocletpaleis-brussels
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Completed in 1911 by Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann for Belgian financier Adolphe Stoclet. An early example of Modernism.

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Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:28:22 -0700 Pan-Pacific Auditorium, Los Angeles CA http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/pan-pacific-auditorium-los-angeles-ca http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/pan-pacific-auditorium-los-angeles-ca
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One of my favorite buildings, a perfect example of Streamline Modern architecture (1935). It was featured in the Xanadu motion picture and was destroyed by fire in 1989.

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Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:04:56 -0700 Campana Building http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/campana-building http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/campana-building
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The Campana factory (1936) in Batavia IL. This is another favorite of mine. Fantastic picture by Jim Frazier that I just had to share.

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Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:56:08 -0700 Cincinnati Union Terminal http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/cincinnati-union-terminal http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/cincinnati-union-terminal
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I simply love this building (now a museum). Great picture by Ted Andes.

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Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:28:00 -0700 Hamburgers 5 Cents: 1941 | Shorpy Photo Archive http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/hamburgers-5-cents-1941-shorpy-photo-archive http://nicolasharnois.posterous.com/hamburgers-5-cents-1941-shorpy-photo-archive
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October 1941. An exterior view of the White Tower restaurant in Amsterdam NY.

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