Tag: art deco

  • Flipping Over the Brownie Hawkeye: Advanced Lomographic Techniques With America’s Favorite Camera

    written by kdstevens on 2011-10-21 #gear #tutorials
    Flipping Over the Brownie Hawkeye:  Advanced Lomographic Techniques With America’s Favorite Camera

    Do you like soft focus? Or soft focus surround? Then check out the Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera.

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  • El Cabanyal: A Former Fishermen's Quarter in Valencia, Spain

    written by neja on 2012-09-05 #places
    El Cabanyal: A Former Fishermen's Quarter in Valencia, Spain

    First there was a fishermen's village, then there was a spa, and now I say, 'enough is enough, let's declare this place a national heritage site!' Valencia has developed into one of Spain's coolest cities but some of the old areas are under constant threat.

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  • La Mamounia - Oasis of Beauty

    written by neja on 2011-03-02 #places
    La Mamounia - Oasis of Beauty

    La Mamounia - the eye candy of Marrakech. After a day spent wandering around dusty Medina and souqs, it was still too early to return to our hotel so I suggested we check out the only Art Deco building in town - Hotel La Mamounia. I am a big fan of Art Deco style in architecture, so for me it was a must.

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  • Escolta Museum at Calvo Building

    written by eazy360 on 2008-11-19 #places
    Escolta Museum at Calvo Building

    Walking down turn-of-the-century Escolta was like a stroll though today's happening Bonifacio High Street or Eastwood City, where commerce and culture thrived as Manila embraced, willingly or otherwise, the 20th century. Elegantly dressed residents regularly visited this street to visit the numerous boutiques, shops and department stores that sold the latest clothes, cigars, jewelries and other fineries. Automobiles, horse-drawn carriages and Meralco tranvias (tramcars) shuttled them through this beautiful street. Indeed, it was "the" place to be seen.