If any doubt, /mid century moderne/ art deco swept the whole world 80-90 years ago.
Recall it was not just the building architecture, but trains, cars, toasters ... all kinda stuff. No internet .. just photos, telegrams, newspapers, and drawings in the mail., etc.
Asserted to be the only building of its architectural style in Malta today. Still selling cars and motorcycles. Aerial shows its a huge complex, covering a square block. Maybe mixed use/industrial set up other than cars.
sources: Muscats Motors in Gżira Malta by Joseph Colombo, About Us - Muscats Motors
The only building of its kind in Malta. The so-called streamline architecture is characterized by curved lines. The effect of the emphasis on roundness is increased by the symmetry of the building. The more horizontal lines are broken in the middle by the horizontal tower used for advertising.
History
We do not have sufficient information about this building. It replaced the Muscat Motors building from the 1920s, which was destroyed by bombing in World War II. The shop was given over to the British Royal Air Force for maintaining Spitfire plane engines.
Since this building opened in 1945, it is reasonable to assume that construction began in 1944. The listed building, since 2012, is still used as a show room for cars and motorbikes."
Recall it was not just the building architecture, but trains, cars, toasters ... all kinda stuff. No internet .. just photos, telegrams, newspapers, and drawings in the mail., etc.
Asserted to be the only building of its architectural style in Malta today. Still selling cars and motorcycles. Aerial shows its a huge complex, covering a square block. Maybe mixed use/industrial set up other than cars.
sources: Muscats Motors in Gżira Malta by Joseph Colombo, About Us - Muscats Motors
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"The only streamline architecture in Malta
DescriptionThe only building of its kind in Malta. The so-called streamline architecture is characterized by curved lines. The effect of the emphasis on roundness is increased by the symmetry of the building. The more horizontal lines are broken in the middle by the horizontal tower used for advertising.
History
We do not have sufficient information about this building. It replaced the Muscat Motors building from the 1920s, which was destroyed by bombing in World War II. The shop was given over to the British Royal Air Force for maintaining Spitfire plane engines.
Since this building opened in 1945, it is reasonable to assume that construction began in 1944. The listed building, since 2012, is still used as a show room for cars and motorbikes."
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