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 ...

I recreated my recent Hotel Caravana neon sign as a scaled-down, backlit "can" sign by stacking individually cut slices to form the cabinet. Samuel Alito Comment During Obamacare Supreme Court ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This month HOUSE & HOME notes a new regional aberration and gives it a name: Googie. Its archetypical example, says HOUSE & HOME, is a Los Angeles restaurant named Googie’s, where a large part ...

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 ...