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Mount Prospect Park, 1939. New [main branch of Brooklyn Public] Library is in [far right] background. Image courtesy of BPL. Brooklyn Public Library in New York City was established in 1896. Between 1901 and 1923, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie donated $1.6 million toward the development of twenty one branches.
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Archaeologist Howard Carter thrilled the world when, on November 4, 1922, he discovered steps leading down to the ancient tomb of King Tutankhamen. Soon a fascination for Egypt found expression in clothing, jewelry, furniture, graphic design and - of course - architecture.
By 1925, the world had a jazzy new style known as Art Deco...
The Dawn of Deco originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 01:00:00...
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A parallel movement called [[Streamline Moderne]], or simply Streamline, followed close behind. Streamline was influenced by the modern aerodynamic designs, including those emerging from advancing technologies in [[aviation]], [[ballistics]], and other fields requiring high velocity. The attractive...
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Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Foreign dignitaries participating included Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Governors from Indonesia, Brazil, the Phillipines and Nigeria, and Provincial Premiers from Canada. Deco Lighting, based in
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These are worrying times for Joe Cole. Deco started for the third successive game for Chelsea last night, and Cole took what is fast becoming his customary plastic blue seat among the substitutes perched behind manager Carlo Ancelotti. This was not how it was supposed to go one month ago when the England midfielder returned with a fanfare after eight months out with a cruciate ligament injury.Related StoriesValencia proves worth to reward...
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