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California Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings (page 8)

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Cascades Waterfall
Monterey Park, CA
The Cascades Waterfall was built in 1929. The statue represents Athena, the Greek Goddess of Wisdom and War. For more, see this website. [map]

Food City Building
Napa, CA

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2020:
The Food City Building was built in 1948. The building has housed Family Drug since 1952. These photos are from 2016. In 2019, long-gone, recreated Food City neon letters were added to the tower. For more, see this website. [map]

apartment building
Napa, CA
This apartment building appears to be from the 1930s or 1940s. [map]

former Bank of Napa
Napa, CA
This Bank of Napa building was built in 1934 as an addition building next door. It now houses a Wells Fargo Bank branch. [map]

Oberon Building
Napa, CA
This Oberon Building was built in 1893. It was damaged by a fire in 1932. It was rebuilt in 1934 with this Art Deco style glazed tile facade. [map]

Post Office
Napa, CA
This Post Office was designed by William Corlett and built in 1933. It is also known as the Franklin Station and the Thomas Kongsgaard Post Office. It was badly damaged by an earthquake in 2014 and has been vacant since then. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

Claypool & Co.
Needles, CA
The Claypool & Co. department store building was built in 1930. The store sold groceries, hardware, clothing, and more. I believe it closed in the 1990s. The building now houses Palo Verde College. [map]

City Hall
Nevada City, CA
This City Hall was built in 1937. [map]

Court House
Nevada City, CA
The Nevada City Court House was remodeled in this style in 1937. For more, see this website. [map]