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The Art Deco Society of California is pleased to announce its preservation award winners for 2003. The winners were feted at the Society’s 18th Annual Art Deco Preservation Ball on Saturday, March 8, 2003, at the Scottish Rite Center, Oakland, California
The awards honor persons who have helped preserve and restore buildings and memorabilia from the Art Deco era, which flourished from the 1920s through the early 1940s.
This year’s winners include a Marina District apartment building and a Castro District residence in San Francisco; a streamlined moderne home in Atherton; a public school in Oakland; and an outstanding collection of deco-era memorabilia from the S. S. Normandie and the Stork Club. Certificates of Appreciation will also be bestowed on two outstanding individuals, a San Anselmo barber who has carefully maintained a shop dating from the early 1930s, and a Eureka citizen who heads the effort to make a Deco-era theater into a self-sustaining community arts center.
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1580 Beach Street Apartments (circa 1931) -- San Francisco
Designed by R. R. Irvine, this Marina building’s stylized floral designs have been given an eye-popping three-color paint treatment. The inside retains its original plaster walls, tile floor, pier mirrors, and zigzag reliefs around ceiling and floor. The outside entry retains the original light fixtures and black and aqua tile work. The owner, Mrs. Monica Zimmerman, has preserved a building owned by her family since it was built over seventy years ago.
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The George C. Davis House (1940) -– Atherton
This 1940 house, designed by Mark Daniels, is one of the best examples of Streamlined Moderne architecture surviving on the Peninsula. Located at 49 Rittenhouse Road, it has been beautifully maintained by its owners, Mike and Heather Nussbaum, and was recently repainted in stunning pastels.
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The Miottel Collection -- Berkeley
The Miottel Collection celebrates the golden age of luxury liners, featuring the world’s largest collection of items from the S.S. Normandie, and items from the Stork Club. The collection has been featured on HGTV and in exhibits. The collection is housed in Mr. and Mrs. John Miottel’s home in Berkeley. The Mediterranean-style villa was designed by William Wurster in 1936 with gardens designed by noted landscape architect Thomas Church in 1936 and expanded by him in 1978.
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Lakeview School (1914/1941) -- Oakland
This neighborhood grammer school near Oakland’s Grand Lake Theater has been recently repainted in blue, beige and gold to highlight its streamlined design and glass brick windows. ADSC thanks the Oakland School District, which chose to renew this lovely old school building and retain its Art Deco interior despite limited funding.
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99 Ord Street Residence (1932)-- San Francisco
This brightly-painted building has been well-maintained inside and out by its longtime owner, Charles McLaughlin. The interior features V-shaped doorways, zigzag moldings, and hand-painted floral motifs in the dining room. It was included in Michael Crowe’s Deco By The Bay.
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Certificates of Appreciation
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Mel "the Barber" Bridges -- San Anselmo
The San Anselmo Barber Shop has been a fixture since 1927 in the Cheda Building at 506 San Anselmo Avenue, which was built around 1900 and remodeled in the early 1930s. In 1946 Mel Bridges went to work for Louis Michaels, who took over the barber shop inn 1927. Mel has been an employee/owner for the past 57 years. The shop still has its original sign and chrome waiting chairs.
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Bob Rickard – Eureka Theater,
Eureka
Built in 1938 by George Mann’s Redwood Theater Corporation, the Eureka Theater closed its doors in 1987. It received an ADSC Preservation Award in 1993, but by 2000 the theater was suffering from water damage and vandalism. Bob Rickard, a longtime resident of Humboldt County and former Eureka Theater usher, negotiated with the owners to form a volunteer organization that runs the theater for community events, and serves as General Manager.
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