Yesterday’s Architeaser was a cross-shaped shadow cast on the floor of the Arkansas Arts Center atrium. The panes in a window at the top of the atrium caused the cross-shape.
Continuing with shadows, here is today’s.
Category Archives: Architecture
Architeaser – April 29
Yesterday’s Architeaser was a detail of brick designs on the old Heights Theatre, which was built as a single screen, 850 seat movie theatre. Opening in 1946, it was designed by Edwin B. Cromwell. The movie theatre closed in 1985. Since then the building has been repurposed and now houses shops and restaurants.
Today’s Architeaser starts a week of looking at shadows that architectural elements can cast.
Architeaser – April 28
Yesterday’s Architeaser was the latticework on the old Little Rock Public Library building. It opened in 1964 and was adjacent to the original Carnegie Library, which was torn down.
After the library vacated the space in 1997 for a River Market location, the building sat vacant. Several plans for developing it were floated and abandoned. In 2006, Entergy purchased the building and now uses it for a data services facility.
Today’s Architeaser again stars decorative brick work.
Architeaser – April 27
The Architeaser for yesterday was (like the previous day) a telephone company building. Though most people probably recognized the old Southwestern Bell tower building for its radar dishes and antennas atop the tower, the original building at street level has the decorative brickwork featured yesterday. That original building has been expanded, with both sides now surrounded by a newer building (including the aforementioned tower).
Today’s entry features more modern decorative work.
Architeaser – April 26
Yesterday’s Architeaser was the AT&T building on Capitol Avenue. Over the years, it has been called the Southwestern Bell Telephone Building, SBC Building and now the AT&T building. At a distance it appears that the off-white is a solid surface, perhaps a concrete — but most of it is composed of bricks.
Today’s Architeaser also features brickwork. This one, from an older building, shows off the creativity of a different patterns which can be used in brick.
Architeaser – April 25
Yesterday’s Architeaser was the 501 Building. That is its imaginative name now – not taken from the fact that it is the area code of Central Arkansas, but taken from the street address on Woodlane Drive. Most Little Rock residents still refer to it by the name the building had when it opened in 1955 – the National Old Line Building.
Here is today’s Architeaser, also for a building which has changed names.
Architeaser – April 24
Yesterday’s Architeaser was an archway on the facade of the Arkansas Repertory Theatre building. It was posted on Shakespeare’s birthday; the Rep often produces the Bard including Henry V which will start next year’s season. The building was originally built as a department store and was transformed into a theatre in the 1980s. The archway is no longer over a working doorway but continues as an ornamental decoration on the building.
Today’s Architeaser is below.
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