Googie facts for kids
Googie is the term given to a type of architecture and art in the United States in the 20th century. It is also called Doo Wop, Atomic age, or populuxe. It was very futuristic, echoing themes of the 1950s as a whole. Some of Googie architecture was based on what spaceships look like. It started in California soon after World War II and spread to the rest of the United States in the 1950s. Many of the buildings built in the Googie style were coffee shops, bowling alleys and motels.
Here are a few famous Googie buildings:
- The Space Needle
- Los Angeles International Airport
- The first Tomorrowland at Disneyland
- The first McDonald's
- Many of the early casinos in Las Vegas
Images for kids
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Norms Restaurants location on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles
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Googie-style car wash
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Classic Googie sign at Warren, Ohio drive-in
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Patio tables at the Bob's Big Boy restaurant in Burbank, California
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Johnie's Coffee Shop on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, designed by Armet & Davis
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The Caribbean Motel in Wildwood, New Jersey's Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District
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Johnie's Broiler after its demolition on January 7, 2007. Many Googie structures have fallen into disrepair or been destroyed (this one was rebuilt incorporating the surviving architectural elements).
See also
In Spanish: Googie para niños
