On Van Nuys Boulevard, Corky’s Restaurant, designed by Armet & Davis, has a sweeping rooftop that’s classic Googie. Liz Kuball While Southern California is rich in architectural variation, ...

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So, what exactly is Googie-style architecture? Think of George Jetson's home or the newest Fantastic Four movie. Born in Southern California–and named after the Googie's Coffee Shop—this architecture ...

There was a time when America dreamed big and it reflected those aspirations in its architectural designs. After the double hardships of the Great Depression and World War II, America was ready to ...

It was the 1950s. America was a superpower, and the Los Angeles area was the center of it. The space race was on. A car culture was emerging. So were millions of postwar babies. Businesses needed ways ...

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. – To most locals Corky's in Sherman Oaks is simply a comforting classic diner that offers up staples like BLTs and fresh pies a la mode. For architect and historian Alan Hess, the ...

Metal swoops and fiberglass fins and sails. Perpendicular planes of glass and concrete jutting at 90-degree angles, bordered by tropical plants. A gleaming, skewed canopy painted in primary colors ...

The Norms restaurant in West Los Angeles, California is shown in this undated handout photo released to Reuters March 19, 2015. REUTERS/Nels Youngborg/Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Comission/Handout ...

FULLERTON — Construction is slated to begin this month on The Grind, a quick-serve food court at 133 W. Chapman Ave. Property owner Cameron Irons said it took more than a year to get construction ...

Wildwood, New Jersey, looks great on a postcard. It was designed to. It's a veritable ghost town during the off-season, but balmy South Jersey summers bring a tsunami of over 250,000 residents to town ...

It was the 1950s. America was a superpower, and the Los Angeles area was the center of it. The space race was on. A car culture was emerging. So were millions of postwar babies. Businesses needed ways ...