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.
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.
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.
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.
Yesterday’s Architeaser featured a section of the roof of the Cathedral of St. Andrew.
Here is today’s Architeaser, which is related to an event connected to today’s date.
Yesterday’s Architeaser featured one of the two-headed griffins which stand guard outside of the Albert Pike Masonic Temple.
Today’s Architeaser shows that shingles can be used for artistic expression.
Yesterday’s Architeaser was a lion which is on top of the old Arkansas Gazette building and now home to the eSTEM lower school.
Here is today’s Architeaser, rounding out animal week. From the real to the mythical….
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