I have a love of all architecture but especially art deco and mid-century modern.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Southgate Shopping Center
The marvelous Southgate Shopping Center on South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, Florida. The center opened in 1957 and was designed by Donovan Dean & Associates. It was also featured in the 1990 film Edward Scissorhands.
Very cool! Do you remember how the South East Plaza and Northgate Publix locations used to have those mosaics? I wonder if any part of them has survived all of the renovations.
I believe that they are both gone now. I especially liked the one at Southeast Plaza with its tropical motif. The southwestern themed one at Northgate was not as good. I believe the Northgate mosaic was not as old I recall it being added during a renovation when I was a kid. It may have replaced an older mosaic however since I believe they were common to that era of Publix.
I remember nothing in particular about the Northgate mosaic, because my family almost always shopped at the Southeast Plaza location. I know that one depicted people from around the world, in traditional dress, bringing the bounty of their harvest. I especially recall a black man and an Indian (subcontinental Asian) woman.
Yeah, that was the Southeast Plaza mosaic. The northgate one wasn't even a real mosaic, it was a mural made of tile with the picture painted on the tiles.
Very cool! Do you remember how the South East Plaza and Northgate Publix locations used to have those mosaics? I wonder if any part of them has survived all of the renovations.
ReplyDeleteI believe that they are both gone now. I especially liked the one at Southeast Plaza with its tropical motif. The southwestern themed one at Northgate was not as good. I believe the Northgate mosaic was not as old I recall it being added during a renovation when I was a kid. It may have replaced an older mosaic however since I believe they were common to that era of Publix.
ReplyDeleteI remember nothing in particular about the Northgate mosaic, because my family almost always shopped at the Southeast Plaza location. I know that one depicted people from around the world, in traditional dress, bringing the bounty of their harvest. I especially recall a black man and an Indian (subcontinental Asian) woman.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that was the Southeast Plaza mosaic. The northgate one wasn't even a real mosaic, it was a mural made of tile with the picture painted on the tiles.
ReplyDeletePassed it the other day and said "wow that's so cool looks like the shopping mall in edward scissorhands!!" Come home and find out it actually was :)
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