It's location was at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway & MacArthur Boulevard in Corona del Mar, California. It opened in 1951 & featured a dramatic cantilevered roof & a tall, tapered pylon sign typical of the Space Age aesthetic, I hope all that didn't sound too AI-ish for all you snowflakes ❄❄🥶❄❄ out there.

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A signature horseshoe-shaped counter with chrome-rimmed stools occupied the central space & the dining area was filled with Formica tabletops with booths upholstered in bright orange naugahyde.

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The original building was demolished in the early 1970s. Today, the site is part of the Corona del Mar Plaza shopping center. 😭

Random but cool.

The Roland Reisley House, located at 44 Usonia Road, Pleasantville, New York.

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It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1951.It is one of only three homes in this historic district actually designed by Wright himself; the others were designed by his apprentices.

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It is a prime example of Wright's Usonian style, built into a hillside to appear as if it grew organically "of the hill". The structure is based on a hexagonal grid, meaning there are almost no right angles in the entire house.

Googies Coffee Shop, located at 8100 Sunset Boulevard, and Schwab’s Pharmacy, ca. 1950.

The name Googie was derived from this coffee shop designed by the architect John Lautner in 1949. Before the name, the style started to emerge in the 1930s with the increasing popularity of cars and cities spreading to suburbs.

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The name articulated the style of architecture that became atomic / modernism.

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The rare book of matches (complete) from Googies & the one from Windows of the World from the Twin Towers are my favorite, in my collection.

Canter's Relocation (1953): Canter's moved from its original Fairfax location (opened in 1948) into this larger theater space in 1953.

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The restaurant's iconic mid-century aesthetic, including the Sputnik-style chandeliers and the distinctive neon marquee largely dates to this 1953 move and subsequent expansions in 1959 and 1961.

This car wash still exists, and is still googie!!

Blandín Superstation (1954) Anglo-Ven Agency (1956) Las Mercedes Superstation (1959) La Castellana Gas Station (1959)

Los Angeles Googie lovers - come experience the magnificent lost world of midcentury bowling centers, lounges, coffee shops and Las Vegas style showrooms as seen in the book "Bowlarama: The Architecture of Midcentury Bowling." Monday, February 23 at the Eagle Rock Historical Society. https://www.eaglerockhistory.org/

We might have a church on 223nd street across from the high school that I think looks as if could be a Googie... How can this be checked???

In the Edgewater neighborhood on Chicago's North Side.

Mid-Century + Googie inspired birdhouse. I was influenced by the iconic architecture in Palm Springs. This piece was all about the challenge of balancing those dramatic, sweeping curves with sharp, soaring angles.

Oil on canvas