About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Streamline Moderne architects, Streamline Moderne architecture in Australia, Streamline Moderne architecture in Canada, Streamline Moderne architecture in the United Kingdom, Streamline Moderne architecture in the United States, Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, Erie Federal Courthouse, Van Alen Building, Cygnet Cinema, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Connaught Theatre, Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United States Courthouse, Bens De Luxe Delicatessen & Restaurant, Sault Memorial Gardens, Claud Beelman, Raffles Hotel, Perth, Metropole, Jakarta, Odeon Leicester Square, Windsor Cinema, Astor Cinema, The De La Warr Pavilion, The Carlu, Southgate tube station, Mary Colter, Park Royal tube station, Tiong Bahru Estate, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Midland Hotel, Morecambe, Burnham Beeches, Central Market, Hong Kong, Wan Chai Market, Broadway Theatre, Normandie Hotel, Worthing Pier, Regal Theatre, Raj Mandir Cinema, Jaipur, Coliseu do Porto, Lichfield Court, Mossehaus, Lasipalatsi, Donald Deskey, Beresford Hotel, Gothenburg City Theatre, Dominion Cinema, Laurentian Hotel, Schaubuhne, Snowdon Theatre, Strand Cinema, Leicester Athena, Strand Palace Hotel, Edificio Internacional de Capitalizacion, Casa de Serralves, Eros Cinema, Irwin T. Catharine. Excerpt: Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, often referred to as the "Star Ferry" Pier, was a pier in Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong; the pier, with its clock tower, was a prominent waterfront landmark. The pier, built in 1957 at the height of the Modern Movement, was located near the City Hall and the General Post Office. The pier was the central flashpoint of the Hong Kong riots in 1966, and 40 years later became the focus of a confrontation between conservationists and the government, which wanted to demolish the pier to allow for reclamation. The ferry from the pier was su...
