Store-Front Veneers

Since the 1930s, store-fronts on Main Street have been constantly remodeled to promote business. Builders and architects turned to the pages of Sweet Architectural File for the latest facades being promoted by manufactures.  The major styles of remodeling veneers and design elements from 1937-1980 are summarized below in percentages.

Veneer and Design	1937	1949	1955	1967	1980
structural glass	71	2	1	0	0
porcelain enameled steel	14	44	31	11	0
aluminum -- fluted	0	17	45	32	6
glass bock, glazed brick	68	25	7	0	0
stone, terra cotta	45	24	21	8	2
screen, grille	0	0	0	61	39
upper-story refacing	10	21	26	32	11
open front	5	24	40	24	7
closed front	46	31	14	9	0
cantilevered cases	18	39	39	4	0
soffit	17	32	42	7	2

Created by Jaime Blechschmidt on 9 June 1997.