The Great Aerodynamic Fever hit its peak in the years 1932–1934, when the streamlining contagion suddenly flared up on both continents. Infected designers and engineers would awake one day and find that they were suddenly incapable of drawing straight lines anymore, especially vertical ones. One of the earliest victims was Raymond Loewy, a French engineer who moved to the US and got his start here designing department store windows. He soon put his affliction to good use.
An example that needs restoring:-
There is at least one restored example in NZ, and there may be others I don't know of.
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