Googie is a form of modern architecture influenced by the mid-20th century car culture and space age, named after a defunct Southern California coffee shop. Business signs from that era were ...

Googie is defined by a futuristic, space-age look, with loud signs and dramatic roof lines to grab the attention of people driving by in cars. Today, Googie buildings are an endangered species ...

They needed bright signs and designs showing that the future was now. They needed color and new ideas. They needed Googie. This whimsical, Space Age look grew out of the Midcentury Modern style ...

“Silver Spring Beauty Supply” replaced the Weller’s name on the decades-old sign. The changes, while legal, have riled preservationists, who say precious Googie roadside architecture worthy ...

Examples include the iconic towering Arby's cowboy hat sign on Sunset Boulevard, and much of the Las Vegas strip. Googie architecture and its exciting and inspiring designs likely wouldn't have ...

Is Endangered Googie architecture is a midcentury design style characterized by dramatic rooflines, pops of color, large glass windows and flashy signs. Anna Kodé, a reporter covering design and ...

A Googie-themed gathering will glow at the Valley ... the author of the excellent "Hollywood Signs," architectural historian Carrie Chasteen, and a 3-D presentation with Eric Kurland are also ...

Mel’s Drive-in Restaurant in Santa Monica is an example of Googie architecture: a retro futuristic style featuring stretched roofs, large glass windows, and neon signs. LA’s sex workers are at a ...

like the slightly rusted metal sign reading “ALTA DENA MILK 2 GAL SPECIAL” bolted to the side of the building or its butter-yellow facade, will no longer be seen, the Googie-style structure ...

“Googie” refers to a Hollywood-based coffee shop called Googie ... featuring roofs that were stretched to their limits, plus glass windows and neon signs. “These buildings were made for that modern ...