tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891214875568791950.post9093898948845790697..comments2023-06-05T20:33:55.268+10:00Comments on Tasmanian 20th Century Modernism Project: Hobart City Art Deco Icon gets a faceliftUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891214875568791950.post-48838048584714920502011-09-18T21:11:24.161+10:002011-09-18T21:11:24.161+10:00walking the streets of hobart last week, I walked ...walking the streets of hobart last week, I walked past deco and modernism and and more deco and modernism and contemporary and all the time thank goodness I see all these buildings in a different light now - in fact, now I actually see them! Shapes, line, structures that speak of different times, of now and the future. It made going to Service Tas and Centrelink and boring shopping so much more imaginativeBeeGardenArtisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935237364256999464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891214875568791950.post-46561789250739226402011-09-18T00:49:17.552+10:002011-09-18T00:49:17.552+10:00Part of the building is also occupied by my employ...Part of the building is also occupied by my employer (gov agency). About a year ago, I had to pop in for a couple of meetings, and the stairwell running to the top floor (at least partly) features a lovely deco bannister.smudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684987714751518060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891214875568791950.post-65315059131972430472011-09-17T23:57:09.326+10:002011-09-17T23:57:09.326+10:00Yes indeed. I have often thought that Deco buildin...Yes indeed. I have often thought that Deco buildings like your Hydro Electric Commission Building symbolised a new era in progress and industry in the 1930s. Or in banking, insurance, newspapers etc.<br /><br />But you are quite right about something else as well. Streamline Art Deco buildings like this one look stunning on street corners. Your third photo is pretty impressive!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891214875568791950.post-37275778551549073212011-09-17T22:15:00.296+10:002011-09-17T22:15:00.296+10:00The building screams importance, as was the Hydro ...The building screams importance, as was the Hydro Electric Commission important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com