Mid Century Obsession: “Googie” Architecture. Googie architecture is a type of futurist architecture influenced by car culture, jets, the Space Age, and the Atomic Age. It originated in Southern California with the Streamline Moderne architecture of the 1930s, and was popular nationwide from roughly 1945 to the early 1970s. #googie #googiearchitecture #retrofuture #spaceage #spaceagedesign #jetage #vintagefuture #yesterdaystomorrow #midcenturykitsch #kitsch #midcenturyarchitecture | Mid Century

Googie architecture — a midcentury design style characterized by dramatic rooflines, pops of color, large glass windows and flashy signs — is endangered. Our reporter breaks down the style's rise and what its fall says about our culture today. https://nyti.ms/49X9Uen | The New York Times

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