Hope Chapel
Huntington Beach, CA

Another googie church, but far more modest. Includes a glass and flagcrete facade under a sweeping cantilevered roof. This is a bit of a surprise in Huntington Beach, where googie buildings are few and far between.

Washington Mutual Bank
(Formerly Home Savings of America)
196 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa, CA

A great example of googie in what would normally be a "serious" building.

Nogales Border Crossing / Customs
Nogales, Mexico, at the U.S. border
Photo from a postcard

Archways, domes and organic curves abound.

Shopping Center
E. 17th St., Costa Mesa, CA
Demolished 2000

This building features wide overhangs, vast plate glass windows, and a palm tree growing through a "cheese hole" in the roof. The white and turquoise color scheme may be original.

Commercial Building
170 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa, CA

Features include parabolic brick walls, metal screens, stair-stepped walls, flagcrete planters and a central courtyard featuring futuristic concrete detailing (far right).