Googie Architecture, Explained: A Guide to L.A.’s Unique and Quirky ’60s-Era Vision of the Future ... Los Angeles is a design and architecture nerd’s sun-drenched paradise.

The polarizing nature of Googie architecture grew outdated, and many Googie-style structures have been razed to make way for ...

That cowboy hat is an example of the architectural style known as Googie (pronounced ghoo-ghee, with two hard G’s), which was popular from the 1940s to the 1970s.

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 culture for ...

Googie architecture touched down in Los Angeles in 1949 thanks to John Lautner’s futuristic design of the long-gone Googie’s Coffee Shop in Hollywood.

Googie Modern: Architectural Drawings of Armet Davis Newlove | By Michael Murphy, with text by Alan Hess | Angel City Press | $50. Cruise down the Strip, and you can’t miss them. Jitterbug ...

Googie style fell out of fashion in the 1970s as fast-food style favored dark colors, brick and mansard roofs. McDonald’s new prototype became a low-profile mansard roof and brick design with ...

Michael provides an expert look into the history behind their design evolution from the 1920s through to the 1960s and explains why all diners came to look like that. Skip to main content DIRECTORY ...

The oldest remaining McDonald's still occupies its original early Googie design that was constructed in the city of Downey in 1953 thanks to the advocacy of architecture fans.

A woman walks outside Googies Coffee Shop and Schwab’s Pharmacy in Los Angeles. Googie architecture touched down in Los Angeles in 1949 thanks to John Lautner’s futuristic design of the long ...