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Tile Vault: Candies and Cigarettes 60's Square Tile

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What: Tiles on the side of a building
Where: Main Street in Santa Monica
When: Sunday Morning, a late breakfast.
Why: We've often admired this old candy, cigarette and cigar distributor building which now operates as a production company (we think). We love blue, we love midcentury and we love simple. The small square tiles in blue, white, grey and turquoise right next to that red brick remind us more of a Palm Springs swimming pool than a cigar distributor, but we'll take it anywhere we can find it. Plus we're pretty sure the building and its tile is original...

 
 

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110708_candies3.jpgIt might have been built around the same time as the Fiarview Branch of the SM Library. Anyone know?

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  • Laure Joliet
  • November 7, 2008 04:10PM
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    Fairview branch was built in '56.

    posted by Palmetto on November 7th 2008 at 12:23pm
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    The tiles are only part of it. The architecture of the building is excellent mid-century modern.

    posted by nashdp on November 7th 2008 at 12:40pm
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    I've always dug the tilework on this place.

    posted by spinsLPs on November 7th 2008 at 1:52pm
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    Does anyone know what the font name or family is for that style of lettering. Retro fonts usually do not include this kind of fonts that were on buildings.

    posted by streepyj on November 7th 2008 at 2:22pm
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    I'm pretty sure that's Neutraface. House Industries sells this font package. The site also includes an interesting story about Richard Neutra's building and sign lettering work.

    posted by kthomson on November 9th 2008 at 3:16am
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    loving that font!

    posted by OliviaTokyo on November 9th 2008 at 6:05am
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