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'All of a sudden, the only parts of Googie architecture that remained were the diners and the eateries that had started it.' By the late 1960s, 'the Googie style, once a vision of the future ...
In Toronto, Yonge-Finch Plaza stands out as a classic example of Googie. For $1 in the 1960s, drivers could pull in for a carnauba wax at the car wash and grab a hamburger from one of Ontario's ...
The term Googie architecture — pronounced GOO-gee with hard G’s — is probably foreign to you, but you are almost certainly familiar with buildings that exemplify the style. This distinctive ...
When I learned about Googie in my late 20s - the architectural byproduct of California's car culture, unbridled consumerism, space-age optimism and young architects obsessed with futuristic forms ...
A Los Angeles diner celebrated as a classic example of mid-20th century Space Age-style Googie architecture was granted historic monument status by city officials on Wednesday, protecting it from ...
Michael Ochs Archives // Getty Images The midcentury architecture of the Space Age in 5 essential Googie buildings A woman walks outside Googies Coffee Shop and Schwab’s Pharmacy in Los Angeles.
Regardless of your stance, the Canadian Tire Gas Station at 1212 Southdown Road is, for better or worse, one of Ontario's last remaining relics of Googie architecture.
“A beige blob”: Historic preservationists say new paint damaged Weller’s Dry Cleaning, an icon of Googie architecture in Silver Spring on its way to being protected.
Hess is the architecture critic for the San Jose Mercury News, but he's also—though we're probably the only ones who would actually say it to him in person—Mr. Googie. His 1985 book (soon to ...
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