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Bailey
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Postby Bailey » Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:39 pm

architecture was born of the post-WWII car-culture and thrived in the 1950s and 1960s. Bold angles, colorful signs, plate glass, sweeping cantilevered roofs and pop-culture imagery captured the attention of drivers on adjacent streets. Bowling alleys looked like Tomorrowland. Coffee shops looked like something in a Jetsons cartoon.

For decades, many "serious" architects decried Googie as frivolous or crass. But today we recognize how perfectly its form followed its function.[/aside] this bettlejuice stuff is not all that,IMHO[/aside]

Even as the best historic examples are bulldozed, architects are rediscovering the importance and utility of Googie and are adopting it for their own designs. http://www.spaceagecity.com/googie/

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Postby Grogie » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:38 am

Fascinating word Bailey. An Internet search revealed that it,s also known as ''populuxe'' or ''doo-wop''.


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