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MODCOM:
The Los Angeles Conservancy's Modern Committee
Lotta Livin': MODCOM's message board is a great source for Googie news Roadside Peek: Includes a Googie section Historic Anaheim: Includes two articles (here and here) about Googie Googie Art: Limited edition reproductions from the archives of Armet & Davis Anaheim History Room: Library archives include a Googie collection Photos of the Forgotten: Photos of the urban landscape, including Googie Progress City: Discuss yesterday's tomorrows. Googie is a frequent topic. Society for Commercial Archeology Yesterland: Includes a section on the original Tomorrowland Johnie's Broiler: Help save an endangered landmark in Downey, Calif. The Wich Stand: This L.A. Googie landmark is now a grocery store Bob's Big Boy: This Burbank coffee shop combines Art Deco and Googie Lendy's: Another "Big Boy" restaurant chain Denny's: A history of Denny's Coffee Shops Atomic Coffee Shops: Addresses for a few Googie coffee shops in L.A. Greasy Spoon: 20th Century American restaurants, coffee shops & drive-ins Smithsonian Magazine: December 2000 article about efforts to save Googie Recent Past Preservation Network 1964 New York World's Fair: Googie's last stand. Also read more here or here. John Lautner: The first Googie's was an early project of this great architect Lileks.com: A great American humorist digs the great American roadside Gobbler Redux: A follow-up to the Gobbler Motel "tribute" at Lileks.com Lost America: Night photography of the ruins of lost America Dreams of Space: Space art in 1950s-1970s children's books Shag: Those who like Googie will probably enjoy the art of Shag |