I used to pass this rather lovely old example of Art Deco architecture most days when I lived off Whitegate Drive . It always impressed me that although it was something as utilitarian as a garage it had been built with some thought as to how it would look.
In the late afternoon in November the last rays of the sun would just graze along the signage at the top of the building illuminating it like a Hopper painting.
If you look below you can see how it looked when captured by Google Streetview in 2009.
In the late afternoon in November the last rays of the sun would just graze along the signage at the top of the building illuminating it like a Hopper painting.
If you look below you can see how it looked when captured by Google Streetview in 2009.
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Subsequently it became a Sainsburys.
See the new building here and note how the architects have respected the design of the original structure.
Always admired that garage building Belle Vue Whitegate Drive since 1970 always thought if i'd won the lottery I'd buy and restore it.
ReplyDeletesadly neither happened.