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But while Art Deco thrived in the new electric age, Scotland’s love affair with it would eventually be swamped by new trends. Buildings which once dazzled in grim city streets lost their shine.

They glowed like shiny pearls plucked from exotic climes, gleaming through the smoke and haze of crowded cities built on industrial dirt and grime.