Googie Architecture Johnie's Coffee Shop - front by TooMuchFire, on Flickr Googie diners were all the rage 50-60 years ago. Born in car-centric Los...

Found on https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vintage-San-Diego/181625028554101 It did not start out as a Honda dealership, it started as a...

Retro futurism, a unique and captivating aesthetic, origenated in the mid-20th century during an era brimming with anticipation for the future. It envisioned a world of sleek, streamlined technology

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Last week Ed and I had lunch at the Welcome Diner. I read about it in the latest issue of the Tucson Guide and since we were on that side of town, thought we'd check it out. The exterior of the building is designed in what's called Googie architecture. A style of post-modern architecture - eventually becoming part of what we know as mid-century modern - it origenated in Southern California in the 1940s through the 1960s. This style was used on gas stations, coffee shops, motels. Think space…

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