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Googie | Mid Century Modern | Neon | Tiki | Vernacular
LAX Encounter Restaurant
Skydome in Northern
Arizona In its place is exotic "strip mall architecture" with boxlike shapes and rectangular signage promoting the building and facilities within. Here at Roadside Peek's Googie Architecture, see the commercial landscape as it once was... a field of dreams and optimism... back when the consensus was that "anything and everything was possible."
The parabolic shapes and arches that typify this space age architecture were once found throughout the states.
Santa Cruz Boardwalk Out on the Santa Cruz Boardwalk is a gaming joint complete with multiple googie fins.
Biff's Coffee Shop
When you think of Googie and space age, how much more mid-century futuristic can you get than the Space Needle and Pacific Science Center of Seattle, WA? These remaining structures from the 1962 Seattle World's Fair depict a much more optimistic time in America's past. Space Needle
See more of these coffee shops at Roadside Peek's Coffee Shops and Coffee Shop Classics sections. Norm's Restaurant
Anaheim Convention Center Imagine attending a conference at a space port. Something out of an old Jetson's script? No. Still found in Anaheim, California is the Anaheim Convention Center with it's space age look paying tribute to the Disneyland Tomorrowland that once was. Nearby is the Westcoast Anaheim parking port looking like it's about to blast off.
Gas N' Go
The La Concha Motel is another example of what is loosely termed "googie". With it's parabolic shape and eye catching lettering, the La Concha is an eye catcher.
Many motels still sport the googie motif. Although, many of these motor hotels have turned into permanent housing for some, a look-see at what's remaining provides a flashback to the past for some, and a first-time glimpse to what once was to others. See more "googie" motels here.
Holiday Bowl(Rem.) Bowling alleys have been a form of entertainment since the early 20th Century. Some of the venues still surviving sprouted after WWII and continue, though shakily, today.
Windsor Flowers Other buildings sport block lettering reminiscent of the mid-century era. Windsor Flowers in L.A. is a good example of this type of structure.
Googie | Mid Century Modern | Neon | Tiki | Vernacular
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