Bibliograph

Googie, fifties coffee shop architecture, Alan Hess

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Label

Googie, fifties coffee shop architecture, Alan Hess

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliography: p. 142-143

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Googie

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Alan Hess

Sub title

fifties coffee shop architecture

Summary

A look at "the Googie School of Architecture," particularly the metal-framed angular designs, employing lavish use of glass, natural (and unnatural) stone, tile, and integrated landscaping [which] became a cachet for the proliferating coffee shops and drive-in restaurants of the 1950s

Table Of Contents

The '30s -- The '50s -- LA in the '50s -- '50s houses -- '50s cars -- The coffee shops -- MacDonald's -- Las Vegas -- '50s critics -- Where are they now? -- Guided tour of Googie

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