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Identifying feature

Porthole window

A small round window based on the windows in a ship's hull. It is common on Streamline Moderne buildings of the 1930s and 1940s.

a sign of these styles

Coca-Cola Building, Los Angeles: an example of Streamline Moderne Streamline Moderne c. 1930–1945 Aerodynamic buildings: smooth white curves, corner and porthole windows, and horizontal speed lines.

often seen with

Corner window A window that wraps around a building's corner with no post at the corner. Flat roof A roof that is level or nearly level, often edged by a low wall called a parapet. Horizontal emphasis A design that stresses long horizontal lines through low roofs, deep eaves (roof overhangs), bands of… Streamlined curves Rounded building corners, smooth wall surfaces and horizontal bands or grooves running along the walls. Stucco wall A wall coated with stucco, a plaster of cement or lime, sand and water, finished smooth or textured.