Mystery building

November 13, 2008 4:44 AM

Can anyone identify this modernist looking building in, probably/possibly in Belgium from 60ish years ago?

My father found a cut-off corner of a postcard under some floor boards, about an inch and a half/35mm square. The stamp on the other side is a 3F 'Poortman' Leopold III from Belgium which dates it 1936-51. He's curious to know what the view might have been off.

posted by fearfulsymmetry to travel & transportation (3 comments total)

Hah. It's the Casino-Kursaal (dutch language link) in Oostende (english Ostend), where I grew up. Both a casino and a theatre type thing. Not considered one of Ostend's pretty sights.
posted by Skyanth at 5:50 AM on November 13, 2008

Skyanth beat me to it. Dutch wikipedia link.
posted by Psychnic at 5:56 AM on November 13, 2008

Many thanks. The magic of metafilter does it again.
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 6:19 AM on November 13, 2008