I know. They are there in every city - architeural treasures influenced by Greek, Roman and Egyptian times. I marvel at the detail and manner in which they are built. In St. Louis, the courts buildings, city hall, and museums, have many of these elements.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > I am a huge fan of Art Deco architecture, and have as a back pocket project to drive the local area and take photos of all the Deco buildings left, before they are torn down - In SF, there is still a ton of them, but further south, around here, not so much. > > There is however, a fascinating Egyptian Museum (!), and gardens including Papyrus plants, a few blocks away from my home, built in the 20's by the Rosecrucians, and still maintained by them. Very amazing place and an excellent collection too! My daughter used to call one of the mummies in their collection, "beef jerky man", when she was younger. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray27" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ wrote: > > > It was honestly like living on a 1940's film noir set - especially on > > a rainy predawn morning. We would get deliveries, from armored 18 > > wheelers - While the truck backed in, the cops are out in their ponchos > > in the rain, with flashlights, low fog, the 1930's granite edifice of > > the Mint in the background. The Mint sits on literally tons of silver, > > and the security is unbelievable. The vaults on the first floor have > > doors of polished steel, each about two and a half feet thick. The place > > is still all 1930's deco inside, with lots of brass fittings, and > > marble. Very cool! > > > > > > Yes, I've noticed the same thing in many federal buildings including the > > Federal Reserve builing in downtown St. Louis. I have never made it > > past the reception area, and that was over fifteen years ago, but it had > > the same feel and same features. > > > > I guess it's pretty obvious that we borrowed a lot from Greek and Roman > > times. > > > > And then taking an architecural boat ride tour in Chicago, you get a > > good idea of the influences from those times as well. > > >
