Dear East Bronx History Forum Member,
With the state of our every-growing city, it is well established that the Bronx has the greatest concentration of Art Deco buildings in all of New York city and second only to Maimi, on a national scale. Internationally, New York ranks third overall after Mumbai, India and of course Maimi as number one. This month the East Bronx History Forum will be holding its 199th meeting this November 19, 2025 at 7:30 pm in Msgr. Joseph Raimondo Hall located in the lower level of St. Clare of Assisi Church at 1027 Rhinelander Avenue.
Our speaker this month will be Mr. John J. Howard, who will be exploring the numerous Art Deco buildings of the East Bronx. The Art Deco style as we understand it today first appeared in France just before the First World War, but saw its full expression between 1925 and 1940. The explosion of Art Deco was promoted heavily at the Paris Exposition from April to October of 1925. It was conceived as a way to highlight the new style of art, architecture, furniture, decorative arts and industrial design that was emerging in Europe and throughout the world. The hallmark style of Art Deco buildings include: geometric forms such as zigzags, chevrons, squares within squares and diamonds. It is also common to find stylized organic forms mixed with the geometrics: fern tendrils, flowers of all kinds, and fountains were common.
John trained, qualified and worked as an architect in the United Kingdom for 40 years until retirement in the NYC Interior Construction Industry. His website Bronx Art Deco Apartment House Archive (http://badaha.org) was launched in 2024. The site’s focus is to bring greater attention to the Art Deco style along with their gifted architects. John has made presentations for the New York Historic District Council, Bronx County Historical Society as well as walking tours of the Grand Concourse.
There is ample free parking just north of the main entrance on Paulding Avenue. Additionally, remember to follow us at BronxNYC.com, and on our Facebook, Instagram, Vimeo and Youtube account pages for the most current updates or information. Please remember to join us for our Veterans Day service at 12:15 pm on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at the Van Nest Memorial Plaza located at the intersection of Mead Street and White Plains Road. We look forward to seeing you for both events.
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