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Photographer and digital artist based in Philadelphia with a background in architecture.

Dec 18, 2023, 11 tweets

I traveled around the Midwest in search of the best Art Deco skyscrapers. Here are 10 you should know. Starting off strong with the Carbide and Carbon building in Chicago. 1929

2. Nebraska State Capitol
Lincoln, NE 1932

3. Guardian Building
Detroit, MI 1929

4. Milwaukee Gas Light Building
Milwaukee, WI 1930

5. Leveque Tower
Columbus, OH 1927

6. Fisher Building
Detroit, MI 1928

7. Foshay Tower
Minneapolis, MN 1929

8. Kansas City Power and Light
Kansas City, MO 1931

9. Penobscot Building
Detroit, MI 1928

10. Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago, IL 1930

All of these images are part of an ongoing series I have developed over the past two years capturing these high-up details via drone of the coolest old skyscrapers in the USA. See all ~200 documented at the link in my bio!

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