Description: Reverse reads: "Toledo, Ohio- Avant garde. Many modernistic homes similar to the one shown above have been built in suburban Toledo. This one is located on River Road, south of Toledo." This is a photograph of a home decorated in modern and art deco style located on River Road in Toledo, Ohio. This home is an example of what modern architecture was in 1930s and 1940s. There are two terraces on either side and curved edges on the front facade. Modern design emphasizes function, little or no ornamentation, factory-made parts, and man-made materials. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F11_033_001
Subjects: Toledo (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Housing; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works., Domestic; Art deco (Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.); Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works., Modern; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Cuyahoga County Criminal Court Building, July 1936. Cleveland, Ohio." The Cuyahoga County Criminal Courts Building was located at 1560 East Twenty-First (21st) Street, next to the Cleveland Police Department. The steel and concrete building was designed by Warner and Mitchell in the Art Deco style. The 13-story cut-back tower has a sandstone façade, while the remainder of the building is surfaced with light-colored brick. The Art Deco style was carried throughout the building’s interior and some of the light fixtures are on display at the Western Reserve Historical Society. The tower appears four-sided from the exterior, but within becomes an octagon, with a 3-story rotunda topped with a remarkable octagonal light which could be raised and lowered. Completed in 1931, the building housed courtrooms, offices for county officials and a 350 person jail, which was considered one of the most modern jail in the United States when it was built. With the construction of the new Criminal Courts Building in 1977, the building fell into disrepair. Attempts to repurpose the building for other county and local functions eventually failed and the building was demolished (sometime between 2008 and 2010) and is now the site of a large parking lot. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F09_02_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; County courts--Ohio; Art deco (Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.)--United States; Demolished buildings; Western Reserve Historical Society--Archives
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads in type: "Ohio Bank Building Front Entrance Used in September 1930 Toledo's Business." The photograph shows the entrance to the Ohio Bank Building. There are three doors underneath a large arched entryway. Above the arch are three figures, sculpted in the side of the building: two Roman men on either side and an en eagle in the middle. Underneath the eagle reads the word, "OHIO." The building is a limestone-faced steel-frame skyscraper in the Art Deco style. it is the third tallest building in downtown Toledo, Ohio located at 405 Madison Avenue. It is currently owned by National City Bank. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F12_019_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Art deco (Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.)
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)