Here are some of our favorite Art Deco architectural highlights, most in the Bay Area, a few in Southern California. Click on each photo to see it enlarged.

See our complete list of past Art Deco Preservation Awardees for other notable locations.

140 New Montgomery, San Francisco

450 Sutter, San Francisco

Alameda Theater, Alameda

Avalon Casino & Ballroom, Catalina Island

Beach Chalet Murals, San Francisco

Berkeley High School, Berkeley

Bullocks Wilshire (Southwestern Law School), Los Angeles

Cerrito Theater, El Cerrito

Cirque Room, San Francisco

City Club of SF/Stock Exchange Tower, San Francisco

Coit Tower, San Francisco

Diego Rivera Mural Project, San Francisco

Eastern Columbia Building, Los Angeles

Floral Depot Building, Oakland

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

Hamilton Apartments, San Francisco

Maritime Museum/Aquatic Park, San Francisco

Orinda Theater, Orinda

Cicada Club/James Oviatt Building, Los Angeles

Pantages Theater, Los Angeles

Paramount Theater, Oakland

Roosevelt Middle School, San Francisco

Shell Building, San Francisco

Treasure Island Museum, San Francisco

USS Potomac, Oakland

Deco by the Bay

Deco by the Bay (Vintage Studio Books, 1995) is the definitive book on Deco architecture in the Bay Area. Written by architectural historian and preservationist Michael F. Crowe (founder of the ADSC), it includes maps for self-guided tours throughout San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda. Regrettably, it is now out of print, but copies can be found by used bookstore search. Try www.abebooks.com.

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Deco by the Bay