Art Deco and Art Moderne of Cleveland Ohio

07/08/2026

This building is The Theatrical Grill, a landmark restaurant located on 729 Short Vincent Ave, Cleveland, OH. Known as a popular spot from the 1930s until it closed in 1998, it was famous for jazz music and attracting a mix of celebrities, athletes, and mobsters.

My Aunt Phyllis Gunn and my second cousin, Christine Raider frequented the Theatrical. They enjoyed the jazz music and cocktails there. They encouraged me to visit, but at the time, I so intrenched in rock music and my own band, I never made it, unfortunately. I would have liked to see the interior. Anyone been there?

The front facade was a moderne fifties look with flat, biomorphic overhang roof and theater-style logo. Photographer unknown.

05/14/2026

Holy Jetsons! The Bond Building at Euclid Avenue and East 9th Street, in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Photographer unknown.
Mid-Century Streamline Modern, razed for the Society Bank Building, now the current PNC Bank Building at that location.

05/14/2026

https://www.clevelandart.org/exhibitions/rose-iron-works-and-art-deco

Rose Iron Works

Art Deco Screen

Featured in the CMOA Exhibit in 2025

In the early 1900s, as Cleveland experienced rapid economic growth and the expansion of its iron and steel industries, Hungarian ornamental blacksmith Martin Rose moved to the city and founded Rose Iron Works. It soon became one of the leading manufacturers of decorative metalwork in the United Stat...

05/14/2026

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmark_Office_Towers_Complex

101 Prospect Avenue,
Downtown Cleveland, Ohio
Door Detail Photo by Wally Gunn ©1996
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The Landmark Office Towers is a complex of three historically renovated 1930-completed 259 foot 22 story high-rises that are located on the property of Tower City Center in Downtown Cleveland's Public Square district.[1] The building features very deep recesses on its south side. Actually, the build...

05/13/2026

Colony Theater Lobby
Shaker Square, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Exterior is neo-Colonial style
Interior is Streamline Moderne Art Deco
Designer: John Eberson, 1937
Photographer presumably: Randy Juster©1994
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