While the interior of the 1936-constructed Uptown Theater has been remodeled over the years, the facade remains a notable example of Art Deco in the District. This single-screen movie theater in Cleveland Park was designed by John Jacob Zink, an architect whose firm went on to design over 200 theaters in the nation.

There were plans for The Kennedy-Warren to be an even larger complex, but the Depression halted construction. In later years, a northeast and south wing were constructed in the same style. Some of the decorative details to look out for when it comes to this 11-story structure include Aztec and other exotic motifs rendered in aluminum and brick. This building was built in 1931 and later listed as a D.C. historic landmark in 1989. In 1994, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Named after Abram Lisner, a trustee of George Washington University, this auditorium first opened in 1946. Before the Kennedy Center opened, this auditorium served as the focus of theatrical life in D.C. It has a seating capacity of 1,500 and is among the largest performance venues in Washington, D.C. In 1990, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

If you were to visit this site today, you wouldn’t find any Greyhound buses passing through, but during the 1940s that’s exactly what it was known for. The structure looks similar to a cinema with its glass bricks, exterior clock, and aluminum trim. In 1976, it was modernized and later slated for demolition before the Art Deco Society saved it and restored it.

This is less Art Deco and more what Washington, D.C. architects describe as “Greco-Deco” due to its mixture of Art Deco styles with Greek and Roman traditions. In 1932, the building was designed by architect Paul Philippe Cret, the same architect behind the city’s Duke Ellington Bridge. On the facade of the building, there are frieze panels that depict scenes from plays by Shakespeare. Stainless steel is also displayed on the facade. The interior of the building is meant to display Elizabethan styles.

Originally, this five-story building served as an annex to the Library of Congress. It was in 1939 when it first opened its doors to the public with sculpted bronze doors that displayed Mayan, Aztec, and Indian gods.

Notice the curving forms and long horizontal lines of the Hecht Warehouse. Designed by Gilbert V. Steel in 1937, this Ivy City building is one of the most well-known Art Deco buildings in Washington, D.C. When it was constructed, it served as the central warehouse for the department store known as The Hecht Company. In 2014, D.C.-based developer Douglas Development totally redeveloped the 465,000-square-foot structure into a mixed-use space with residential units, retail, and a grocery store.

When Deanwood’s Strand Theater first opened in 1928, it was the first motion picture theater constructed east of the Anacostia River for African-American patrons. Today, it’s vacant. Currently, there are plans to renovate the space, but this is still in the early stages. The site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.