Trains, Planes, Automobiles & More:
Travel in the Jazz Age
About the Program:
Let’s get away from it all!
Planes, trains, automobiles, buses --all were among the latest transportation options available to travelers touring the USA the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. So, pack your bags and join us as we travel back in time in this richly illustrated virtual zoom presentation with speaker Kathleen Murphy Skolnik to experience legendary means of transportation and stunning Art Deco hubs.
On our tour we'll visit:
- The Pan American Clipper and its grand Art Deco gateway terminals, like the Marine Terminal at LaGuardia
- Streamlined trains and buses like the Burlington Zephyr and the Silversides Greyhound coach and the imposing train and bus stations that welcomed their passengers
- Innovative automotive designs of the Art Deco era, such as the Chrysler Airfow and the Art Deco showrooms that displayed them, the parking garages that housed them, and the gas stations that kept them running.
We'll arrive and depart from stunning Art Deco venues such as Omaha's Union Station and Cincinnati's Union Terminal, pick up our Pierce-Arrow from Buffalo's 1928 showroom and travel on highways and bridges that echoed the sleek innovative designs of the vehicles of the Art Deco era, stopping to refuel at streamlined filling stations along the way.
So hop aboard and join us on this very special virtual tour across America by plane, train and automobile in the golden age of travel.
Can't join us at the time of the live event? No problem! Those who register will receive a recording of the entire program a few days after the live presentation. When you sign up for the program you have the opportunity to watch, or rewatch, the recording at a time more convenient for your schedule.
About the Speaker:
Kathleen Murphy Skolnik teaches art and architectural history at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois and leads seminars on Art Deco design at the Newberry Library, a private research library also in Chicago. She is the co-author of T
he Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière and a contributor to the recently published
Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern America. Her articles have appeared in ADSNY's Art Deco New York journal and she currently serves on ADSNY's Advisory Board.
Registration:
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- Enter the requested information in the registration form and follow the instructions to pay online and complete your registration
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All ticket sales are final. Sorry, there are no refunds or exchanges.
ADSNY is not able to issue new access information for this video event after the expiration date of the access link and password you receive upon your registration.
