Mauritz Kaffe....

..en tvåa med rågbröd..

..35 years of patina...

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I've been a costumer here since the late 70`s, and have never been disappointed. Mauritz was for many years one of the few places where one could enjoy good coffee - then came a stilted "coffee culture" with a bunch of fancy names.

Unfortunately, it appears that Mauritz must move away in the near future, because of a hefty rent increase. So if you are passing Fredsgatan 2 ... go in and order a "Tvåa med rågbröd" (double espresso and a round bread with Grevé cheese), listen to the music, and enjoy this unique environment. Believe me....it's worth every minute.

Experimental cottage....

 

 Ystad, 1936, by Erik Friberger (the house was later moved to Båstad)

Gut Gurkau....

Scharbeutz, 1926, by Hugo Häring

Gosplan Garage....

Moscow, 1936, by Konstantin Melnikov and Nikolai Kurochkin

photo by Richard Pare

Vita Bandet....(Villa Belparc)

and today.. :(

 
Göteborg, Slottsskogen, 1936, by Ragnar Ossian Swensson

In the mood for Hooper....

New York Movie, 1939, by Edward Hooper
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Don't ask me what is so great about Hooper's art....

It is immediate !

New Ways House....

Northampton, 1926, by Peter Behrens

Göteborg as became a [bad] joke....

Clarion Hotel Post, Göteborg

Now the results are clearly visible and the old post office in Gothenburg has been ripped by this misplaced tower. Is this a decision of lobotomized politicians....or incompetent urban planners ? The old Post Office was an architectural unit...!

Bacardi office....

Mexico, 1961, by Mies van der Rohe

Destruction....from "Down Under"

Victoria, 1957, by James Miller

The destruction of the modernist heritage is a world wide problem. Here you can read an excellent resumé of the sad story.

Sorry Margarita....: (

Shapes from another time...

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These strange showers have been in Slottsskogen since the 70's. They are now inoperative.

Poortgebouw Müller Thomsen....

Rotterdam, 1961, by Huig Aart Maaskant

The only interesting building at Mölnlycke Centrum....

 

 
Mölnlycke, Alléhuset, 1960,s

..is almost gone.

Casa Lota....

Providencia, 1961, by Christian de Groote (demolished)

Malers Lenglet House....

Uccle, 1926, by Louis Herman de Koninck

Villa Church....

Ville-d'Avray, 1929, by Le Corbusier

Arons en Gelauff....

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De Plussenburgh, Rotterdam, 2006 .

..another talented architectural firm from Amsterdam....

Overbeeekhuis....

Rotterdam, 1965, by F.U. Verbruggen and P.R. Goldschmidt (suspended construction)

Johnson Wax Building....

Racine, WI, 1950, by Frank Lloyd Wright (photo by Ezra Stoller)

Apartments for factory workers....1938

Kotka, by Alvar Aalto

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Modern..1938..1988..or 2038 !

More from La Grande Motte....

1960`s (the town was developed by architect Jean Balladur)

Zonnestraal Sanatorium....

Hilversum, 1928, by Bernard Bijvoet and Johannes Duiker

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..photos before and after the restoration completed in 2003 (the Dutch take good care of the modernist heritage)

Cannes....