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    Googie architecture (/ˈɡuːɡi/ GOO-ghee) is a type of futurist architecture influenced by car culture, jets, the Atomic Age and the Space Age. It originated...
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    Googie architecture structures in the United States which includes a photographic gallery with a brief description of some of the structures. Googie was...
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  • its name to Googie architecture, a genre of modernist design in the 1950s and 60s. Interest in the style was revived by the 1986 book Googie: Fifties Coffee...
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    This is a list of Googie architecture structures in Canada which includes a photographic gallery with a brief description of some of the structures which...
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    Bob's Big Boy (category Googie architecture in California)
    anticipating the freeform 1950s coffee shop architecture". The style's often referred to as 'Googie architecture', which originated in Southern California...
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    US Futurist architecture 1909 Europe Georgian architecture 1720–1840s UK & US Googie architecture 1950s US and Canada Gothic architecture Gothic Revival...
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    Populuxe (category Googie architecture)
    and overlaps with mid-century modern architecture, Streamline Moderne, Googie architecture (Doo Wop architecture), and other futuristic and Space Age...
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    popularized 'Googie' style". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 26, 2013. Hess, Alan (2004). Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture. Chronicle...
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    Palos Verdes Bowl (category Googie architecture)
    from 1958 to January 31, 2020. It was one of the last examples of Googie architecture in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County, after Java Lanes was...
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    Johnie's Coffee Shop (category Googie architecture in California)
    Coffee Shop is a former coffee shop and a well-known example of Googie architecture located on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in...
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    Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign (category Googie architecture)
    in blue on the fourth line. The design is characteristic of the Googie architecture movement. The sign was built and installed in 1959 by Las Vegas-based...
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  • Googie is a type of futurist architecture originating in 20th century America. Googie or Googy may also refer to: Googie Coppola (1950–2008), nickname...
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    Retrofuturism (category Architectural styles)
    futuristic vision found its ultimate expression in the development of Googie architecture or Populuxe design. As applied to fiction, this brand of retrofuturistic...
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  • Tiny Naylor's (category Googie architecture in California)
    building to "a huge bird about to take off.". The restaurant featured Googie architecture and carhop service, and claimed to be the birthplace of the Patty...
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    Mel's Drive-In (category Googie architecture in California)
    maint: archived copy as title (link) Hess, Alan (2004). Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture. Chronicle Books. p. 222. ISBN 978-0811842723. OCLC 249477365...
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    Age design has become more closely associated with kitsch and with Googie architecture for popular commercial buildings such as diners, bowling alleys,...
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    Skylon Tower (category Googie architecture)
    floor for conventions is also available, but is seldom utilized. Googie architecture Tower Hotel (Niagara Falls), formerly the Konica Minolta Tower Centre...
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    Raygun Gothic (category Googie architecture)
    visual and architectural style that, when applied to retrofuturistic science fiction environments, incorporates various aspects of the Googie, Streamline...
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    Cinerama Dome (category Googie architecture in California)
    proposed by French architect Pierre Cabrol, lead designer in the noted architectural firm of Welton Becket and Associates. Pierre Cabrol worked with R. Buckminster...
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  • Stanley Clark Meston (category Googie architecture)
    restaurants. In an article about the origin of McDonald's Golden Arches, architectural historian Alan Hess wrote: "Nationwide success and proliferation have...
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    Theme Building (category Googie architecture in California)
    example of the Mid-century modern design movement, later to become known as "Googie". In 1993, the city designated the exterior and interior of the Theme Building...
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    widely regarded as a symbol of 1950s culture. The motif is common in Googie architecture and Atomic Age décor. Notable flying saucer structures include Seattle's...
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  • Ben Frank's (category Googie architecture in California)
    restaurant became a popular late night destination. The distinctive googie architecture and eye-catching neon sign helped attract musicians like Jim Morrison...
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    Pann's (category Googie architecture)
    architecture. The restaurant was opened by husband and wife George and Rena Poulos in 1958. It is also known for its neon sign, Googie architecture,...
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    Johnie's Broiler (category Googie architecture in California)
    Clock Broiler restaurants chain in the Los Angeles area. Due to its 1950s Googie style, the restaurant became featured in several films and TV shows. The...
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    Futurist architecture is an early-20th century form of architecture born in Italy, characterized by long dynamic lines, suggesting speed, motion, urgency...
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    Eva Zeisel Architecture portal Atomic Age Butterfly roof Case Study Houses Danish modern Dingbat Googie architecture Miami Modern architecture Miller House...
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  • John Lautner (category Organic architecture)
    Infinite Space: The Architecture of John Lautner (Googie Films, 2009) Alan Hess, "Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture" (Chronicle Books, 2004)...
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    Norms Restaurants (category Googie architecture in California)
    distinctive angular and brightly colored style that came to be known as Googie architecture. Key characteristics include angular walls, large glass windows,...
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    Ships Coffee Shop (category Googie architecture in California)
    shops with iconic Modern architecture in Los Angeles, California. The architectural style is classified as Googie Architecture. Ships was especially known...
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