Streamline Moderne

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Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone, was a late branch of the Art Deco style. The style emphasized flowing forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements (such as railings and porthole windows). It reached its height in 1937.

The buildings in Frank Capra's 1937 movie Lost Horizon, designed by Stephen Goosson, exemplify the soothing style.

Notable examples of Streamline Moderne include:

Marine Air Terminal, LaGuardia Airport, 1939

• 1933 - Merle Norman Building, Santa Monica, California See also History of Santa Monica, California
• 1934 - Chrysler Air-Flow, the first mass-market streamline automotive design
• 1935 - Pan Pacific Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
• 1935 - The Hindenburg, zeppelin passenger accomodations
• 1937 - Belgium Pavilion, at the Exposition Internationale, Paris
• 1937 - TAV Studios (Brenemen's Restaurant), Hollywood, California
• 1937 - Minerva (or Metro) Theatre and the Minerva Building, Potts Point, New South Wales
• 1937 - Barnum Hall (High School auditorium), Santa Monica, California
• 1939 Marine Air terminal, La Guardia Airport, New York (illustration, left)
• 1947 - Sears Building, Santa Monica, California

See also:

• Streamline
• Exposition Internationale de Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937) AKA 1937 Paris Exposition