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May 3rd, 2008, 11:27 PM
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Location: Durban, Singapore
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Art Deco - Durban Architecture
Art Deco and Durban have come a bit recently, so i thought i should trawl the net and see what i can find of Art Deco buildings in Durban. I just love this style and Durban truely has some utter gems that have been painstakingly returned to their glory over the past few years with the cities better buildings campaign. Enjoy and please add any others you may find!
For more info on Durban's art deco gems, or to get onto one of the cities art deco tours visit www.durbandeco.org.za or for a virtual tour users.iafrica.com/a/an/andryn/ Broadwindsor apartments image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Memorial Tower building at UKZN Howard College campus image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Surrey Mansions image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Wilern Court image hosted on flickr  Metropole hotel image hosted on flickr  Manhattan court image hosted on flickr  Victoria Court image hosted on flickr  Cevoit Court - Berea image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Berea Court image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  The Albany hotel - just had a total gutting makeover image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  And then love it or hate it, but our modern casino that harks back to Durbans heritage image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr   image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 
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May 4th, 2008, 07:07 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
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Nice photos, keep them coming.
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May 5th, 2008, 08:05 AM
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East Coast Massiv
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Durban
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Awesome stuff Mike, some of these buildings still look in good nick after the years.
There are many in the Grey street area, will try & get some pics. |
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May 5th, 2008, 08:09 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Durban
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I love the art deco flavour of Durban... gives it such a nice look.
I really dislike the casino at night, I think its WAY too gaudy, but during the day it looks stunning. |
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May 5th, 2008, 08:12 AM
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East Coast Massiv
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Location: Durban
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I love the Casino's design, ppl always look at me funny when I say that, it mixes Durbans theme with Miami's. Sure its tacky & cheesy, but its got style
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May 6th, 2008, 04:01 PM
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Karoo Prime
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Cape Town, SA
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Fabulous... Never knew Durbs had these...
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May 22nd, 2008, 08:27 PM
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Very beautiful. Painted in such the bright colours look very unusual and interesting.
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May 23rd, 2008, 01:54 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Cape Town, Seoul
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OO, our own Miami Beach. I never really had a likening for Art Deco, but I come to appreciate it more as time goes on. I still hate those rounded plastic furniture. Eewh!
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May 23rd, 2008, 07:39 AM
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Didn't the tower at Howard College have some Nazi link ? I remember reading about this a few years ago. Either it was designed by someone with Nazi connections , or the design itself was a homage to Hitler
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July 29th, 2008, 03:02 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: DURBAN
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When living in Florida a number of years number of years back it was interesting that the locals in Miami use to go on as if they had full braging rights regarding Art Deco buildings.
I took great delight in suggesting a trip to Durban where even the buildings in Victoria Street would have given them somethig to think about. |
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July 29th, 2008, 04:31 PM
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More development
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July 29th, 2008, 06:19 PM
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Just from obsevation I would say we have more than Miami
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