Having had a look at some shots of the whole building, I must agree that it
is not exactly beautiful but nevertheless quite striking - nothing like a
concrete "blockhouse". Your detail shows that the architect at least tried
to be a bit artistic but nothing like Art Deco. It surprises me that it
stands empty.
Alan
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From: P.J. Alling
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 7:13 PM
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Subject: Re: PESO -- Ikea's Billboard (now improved with correct link)
You know it occurred to me that a link to the file on my local machine
won't work for anyone else...
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20ikeasbillboard.html
On 8/31/2013 1:09 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
A detail of the Armstrong Tire/Pirreli building in New Haven. A building
that could best be described as a whimsical building of the brutalist
school. Ikea, it's current owner would gladly tear it down, to gain a few
more parking spaces, but ironically the very institutions, historical
preservation societies, designed to protect against concrete monstrosities
burying the beauties of the past, are now protecting the concrete
monstrosities. True, this building isn't as horrific as Boston City Hall,
but then what is. The building stands vacant, and occasionally Ikea will
hang a gigantic banner off the side facing the highway. All that being
said, I kind of like it.
file:///C:/e%3bbackup/PESO-PAW/PESO%20--%20ikeasbillboard.html
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