Indianapolis' Art Deco collection Pt. 1

Art Deco was an architectural movement that was popular from the mid 20's to the late 30's that extensively used geometric shapes, and is one of my favorite types of architecture. Indianapolis doesn't have a strong collection of these types buildings, and the ones we do have aren't as prominent as Art Deco buildings such as the Power and Light building in Kansas City, or the Chrysler building in New york City, but we do have a few charming specimens if you look for them.

Circle Tower (Built 1930)

AT&T Building (Built 1932*)

*The first seven floors were erected in 1932, additional floors were added through the 40's to the 60's

Chamber of Commerce Building (Built 1924)

Notice the very fine detail to the building exterior, and it's use of geometric shapes. This is not something that you frequently find in modern Indianapolis architecture.

This building posseses, in my opinion, some Art Nouveau features as well.

This is to be a multi-part post; in the next post, I will cover more Art Deco buildings including the former Coca Cola bottling plant and the Lockerbie Marketplace. In other subsequent posts, I would like to cover interior design.