Art deco- watches and beyond

Intended to put up more architecture from my home town of Fort Worth Texas last year when this great thread began, but didn't get a "round tuit."

The Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum of 1936. I saw Chicago in concert here when I was ...

...too young to be going to concerts.




Built by oil money from the Ranger field some 80 miles west of Fort Worth, the Sinclair Building opened in 1930 as the Depression tightened its grip.






Interior of Sinclair Building







Fort Worth's own Flatiron building. Dating to 1907, it's a bit early for art deco, but is a treat to see.





In 1875, the Dallas Herald published an article by a former Fort Worth lawyer, Robert E. Cowart. Mr. Cowart wrote that the decimation of Fort Worth's population, caused by the economic disaster and hard winter of 1873, had dealt a severe blow to the cattle industry. He further stated that the harm to the cattle industry, combined with the railroad stopping the laying of track 30 miles outside of Fort Worth, had caused Fort Worth to become such a drowsy place that he saw a panther asleep in the street by the courthouse. Although an intended insult, the name Panther City was enthusiastically embraced when in 1876 Fort Worth recovered economically. Many businesses and organizations continue to use Panther in their name. Thee Fort Worth police have a panther prominently set at the top of their badge.

The Flatiron building features prominently placed panthers.







Found this out about the Fort Worth Police badge.

The Fort Worth Police Department badge is the only police badge to go to the moon. Astronaut Alan Bean, a graduate of R. L. Paschal High School in Fort Worth, was given a honorary police commission and badge before going into space in November 1969 as pilot of the Apollo 12 spacecraft. When he walked on the moon, the Fort Worth Police badge was in his space suit.

Fantastic pics @noelekal! That car does fit perfectly indeed- and another very good reason to call them « bat lugs « !

I don’t know and I don’t even know how to find out. Is there a serial number register of sorts?

Thanks for posting those pictures of Havana @Rochete, it is a glorious city 24hours a day and 7 days a week despite the poverty and the neglect.

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Great case.

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