Streamline Moderne Style Service Station

The service station in context to the Blue Plate Building, both in Streamline Moderne style, originally uploaded by Regional Modernism on Flickr

The former service station at 1429 S. Jefferson Davis Parkway  is a classic example of the Streamline Moderne style. This style emerged with new technological advances in building construction in the 1930′s. Some characteristics of this style are rounded edges, glass block windows and walls, smooth plaster finish, and a horizontal roof line. It sits adjacent to the Blue Plate building, which is also designed in the Streamline Moderne style and will be restored using Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credits.

Streamline Modern Service Station

The service station is a rare style in New Orleans and compliments the Blue Plate Building. When Blue Plate is restored and the area begins to see the revitalization and investment that typically occurs with larger-scale restoration projects, the station could be adaptively reused.

For more information on this service station and the modern movement in Louisiana please visit Regional Modernism’s blog. Click here to see additional photographs of this building.