Thread by @Culture_Crit

America was supposed to be Art Deco.

These are the 20 most iconic Art Deco buildings in the United States 🧵

1. The American Radiator Building, New York City (1924)

2. Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Tulsa (1929)

3. Union Terminal, Cincinnati (1933)

4. The General Electric Building, New York City (1931)

5. Rockefeller Center, New York City (1939)

6. The Niagara Mohawk Building, Syracuse (1932)

7. The Eastern Columbia Building, Los Angeles (1930)

8. Buffalo City Hall, Buffalo (1931)

9. Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles (1935)

10. The Chrysler Building, New York City (1930)

11. Paramount Theatre, Oakland (1931)

12. The Empire State Building, New York City (1931)

13. The Guardian Building, Detroit (1929)

14. 30th Street Station, Philadelphia (1933)

15. New York Telephone Building, New York City (1927)

16. The Fisher Building, Detroit (1928)

17. The Carbide & Carbon Building, Chicago (1929)

18. The Genesee Valley Trust Building, Rochester (1930)

19. The Nebraska State Capitol, Lincoln (1932)

20. Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles (1929)