13 Oct revisting “wrightesque” 1928 debaliviere building over a year later
revisting “wrightesque” 1928 debaliviere building over a year later.
photographic images of isadore shank’s three-story art deco mayan-revival debaliviere building (1928), located at 5642-58 delmar blvd., st. louis, mo.
the neglected and seemingly abandoned building’s exterior is comprised largely of richly glazed black and red terra cotta panels with strongly geometric field pattern on the lower floor, with face brick and terra cotta ornament along the upper floors and roofline.
clearly the architect was heavily influenced by frank lloyd wright’s textile block system he employed in early 1920s.
while it’s hanging in there, i’m greatly concerned it will be an empty lot when i return next year.
