Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, Maryland
Amazing stucco work in this old amusement park. Glen Echo was closed in 1968.
All the pictures are from Wiki Commons. I left a credit under the photos.
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Front Entrance with the administration Building in the background. Deco style was great for stucco.
The curved walls were well done. The expansion joints indicate these walls were stuccoed or re-stuccoed after 1950.
A true test for stucco workmanship is to see the wall in the sunlight. Once or twice a day the sunlight hits the wall at an angle showing up every bump and wave. These curves have very few waves, showing the work was done by top notch plasterers.
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The Spanish Ballroom. Spanish Style has a barrel tile roof, arches, iron balconies, scuppers are disguised as vigas, or joists, and of course stucco.
The Spanish Ballroom is still in use today.
A little peek inside the Spanish ballroom showing Spanish style features. Arches, columns, balcony rails, iron grates, etc. show off the Spanish style.
Tons more pictures of the Spanish Ballroom can be found here at Wiki Commons
The entrance of the Crystal pool has been redone.
Links to Glen Echo Park:
Wiki Commons has tons and tons of pictures of Glen Echo Park.
National Park Service has a nice informative page with great pictures of Glen Echo Park.
National Park Planner page contains more pictures and information on the history of Glen Echo Park.