The "Lancaster Displays Mid-Century Marvels" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Pulling out of Longs Park after a visit to take a few photographs of the Long's Park Amphitheatre which was built in 1962.  The theatre was built and designed by architects Coleman & Coleman and was designed to illustrate midcentury modern design which is characterized by clean lines, minimal decoration and bold shapes.  It was a radical departure from the previous designs such as French revival, beaux-arts and Italian Renaissance.  I recently read a story that was published in my Lancaster Newspaper that was written by Gregory J. Scott who is the go-to guy when it comes to architectural designs.  Greg is a local architect with more than four decades of national experience in innovation and design.  He is also member of the American Institute of Architects' College of Fellows.  He recently published a story in my local newspaper titled "Midcentury Marvels" which was extremely interesting.  After reading the article I thought I would wander around my hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania looking for a few of the architectural styles that he had described.  Most of my photo shoot centered around downtown Lancaster, but a few other photos were taken to try and illustrate what he had written about in the newspaper.  These are just a few of the mid-century designs that are illustrated in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.  

Modern aluminum door pulls on the
Groff Funeral Home on West Orange St.  These
illustrate midcentury modern architecture.
        

The former Conestoga National Bank on Penn
Square illustrates precast concrete panels.  It was
built around 1970.

The former Immaculate Heart of Mary Monastery built in the mid-1950s
illustrates bold geometric shapes with brick and cast-stone trim.

The former Mohn Bros. Buick showroom on the
corner of S. Prince and W. McGovern Ave. was built
in the late 1950s and has distinctive red porcelain
entry columns with an aluminum canopy. 

Long's Park Amphitheater, built in 1962 shows mid-century modern design.

The Public Safety Building in downtown Lancaster was built in
1954 and shows midcentury modern pedigree architecture with
red brick, front picture windows.