Thursday, July 14, 2016

the San Bernadino car wash built in the Googie architectural style


Googie architecture is a form of modern architecture, a subdivision of futurist architecture influenced by car culture, jets, the Space Age, and the Atomic Age.

 Originating in Southern California during the late 1940s and continuing approximately into the mid-1960s, Googie-themed architecture was popular among motels,coffee houses and gas stations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googie_architecture

And here is a drive in billboard in Ohio


 A couple more Googie LA landmarks :



3 comments:

  1. Thought is said Google style at first! I was like, "Whaaaat?"

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  2. Kind a reminds me of the movie "Cars". I wonder if the artist at Pixar looked at these structures and incorporated the designs into there works?

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    1. I think you're right! That gas station in Radiator Springs was in this style

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