United States – Global Art Deco

Home Savings Bank, Albany, NY

This building in Albany, the state capital of New York, is the 1927 Home Savings Bank. The bank straddles two central city streets and has two entrances: one at 11 North Pearl and the other at 6-8 James Street. Both façades possess fine Art Deco details, with the bases of them featuring carved stone reliefs of floral spirals. This 22 storey edifice came from the architectural firm of Dennison & Hirons who created stylish, metal Art Deco gates for the 11 North Pearl entrance. These were set in a tall metal frame with cameos in octagons running up it on either side.

White Tower, Albany

Formerly part of the nationwide White Tower Hamburger chain founded in 1926, this one in the city of Albany, the state capital of New York, had been a dance hall and nightclub from the 1980s. Since the 1990s it had been called the Fuze Box and was home to Punk and Hard Rock. Located on Central Avenue, it is a compact mix of streamline and skyscraper looks. Well proportioned and well coloured, with chrome strips for detail, it closed in March 2020 because of the pandemic and its owners put it up for sale in August 2020.