Architecture & Interior Design | Googie

A Love Letter to L.A.'s Eternally Charming Diners and Coffee Shops - Los Angeles Magazine

They may not be fancy, but they offer a special kind of comfort

Architecture & Interior Design | Googie

Remembering Ships, L.A.’s Out-of-This-World Coffee Shops

With their boomerang-shaped roofs and futuristic neon signs, Ships Coffee Shops were impossible to miss. Inside, the small chain dished out American favorites, but the diners’ exteriors were otherworldly; they looked like UFOs!

I used to LOVE Ships! Another great Vintage L.A. article by Alison Martino!

Architecture & Interior Design | Googie

Eat a burger at Hollywood's favorite functioning retro diner | Stories | Roadtrippers

If Johnie’s Coffee Shop is the most commonly used non-functioning diner for Hollywood, Bob's Big Boy Broiler (also known as Johnie’s Broiler and Archie’s Atomic Drive-in) in Downey, CA is probably the most used active diner...

I need to check this place out. I have been going to Bob's since I was a kid, but I have never made it to this one.

Architecture & Interior Design | Googie

Norms Restaurant May Not Be Demolished, Yet | WEHOville

The LA Historic Heritage Commission will consider designating Norms restaurant an historic / cultural property.

This is very good news. It seems like not only were they ready to start tearing the sign down this week (according to Vintage L..A. on Facebook), but the instantaneous outcry on social media may have been responsible for the (idiotic) owner relenting. How do these people not understand that places like this are not just like a Denny's built in the 80s?

Architecture & Interior Design | Googie

L.A. to consider preservation of Googie-style Norms on La Cienega - LA Times

Fans of modern architecture are pushing to make the retro, angular building that has long housed Norms on La Cienega Boulevard a historic and cultural monument, worried that the beloved '50s building could be at risk.

LA is the home of one of the most important forms of mid-century architecture, a style known as "Googie." Yet the current brand of soulless bland L.A. architecture which blights the landscape is so accepted by the majority of Angelenos, there may not be a single example of original Googie architecture left in a few years.