The Marie Antoinette

 

From the AIA Guide to the Twin Cities:
Marie Antoinette Apartments
Blaisdell and 22 St. W.
Architect Carleton W. Farnham, 1939
"A charming Moderne apartment building with black vitrolite glass around the entrances."

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

An Elegant Forsythia Complements An Elegant Mansion

The forsythia bush seems to know its place in the shadow of the mansion.  Yet its delicacy almost outshines the weight of the building.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

White Stairs Trapezoid

Looking down from the 3rd floor in the new Target wing of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, you could get dizzy following the stairs.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

Renovation In Progress

This building at 109 26th St. is being renovated.  It was constructed in 1887.  Walk by it to see the artisan-created, tooled-in-metal design over the entrance--original with the building.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

Art Deco Entrance

2613 3rd Ave. S., Echo Flats Apartments
Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci