Art Deco

When I went to New York City last spring, I saw a lot of what I recognized as art deco in the architecture there.  I wished that I had sought out more examples of it in order to have more of my own photos of it.  Returning to my home in Ottawa, Ontario, I learned that there are many examples of art deco architecture right here in my own backyard, so to speak.  Today I made the first of what I hope will be many forays into the downtown core of Ottawa to take my own pictures of this interesting architecture and design and hence, this new page on my blog.

Here are some art deco apartment buildings on Metcalf St. near the Museum of Nature (formerly known as the Museum of Man and before that, the Victoria & Albert Museum, an interesting form of architecture in its own right; originally looked like a castle but now has a modern addition to it) between Elgin and O’Connor Sts. and MacLeod and Argyle Sts.  You may want to click on the pictures to watch them full screen to get all the detail.

The Trafalgar Aptartments, 335 Metcalf St., Ottawa, Ontario

The Trafalgar Apartments door hardware

The Trafalgar Apartments foyer ceiling

The Trafalgar Apartments foyer

The Chamberlain Apartments, 333 Metcalf St.

Foyer of The Chamberlain

 

Athlone Apartments, 225 MacLaren Street

Close-up of entrance windows, Athlone Apartments

Park Square Apartments, 425 Elgin St.

Park Square Apartments, Deco Lettering

Here are a few local businesses that are part of an art deco revival in Ottawa.

D & A MacLeod, 343 O’Connor St.

Parking lot entrance

Office Bldg., 100 Argyle St.

Office Bldg, 100 Argyle St.

And the best for last, luxury condos at 320 McLeod Street, Opus:

Opus — sculpture in front

Opus — front entrance

Opus — Art Deco Panel

 

 

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Now, I’m pretty much a novice at Art Deco.  I know for sure about some of these buildings because I found them online on architectural sites about Ottawa’s Art Deco but I couldn’t back up everything, so if you think I’ve got it wrong anywhere, please let me know.