Reefmonkey Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 (edited) Is there a particular name for the architectural style that so many 1950's era motels, coffee shops (eg Dot Coffee Shop at Gulfgate here in Houston) were built in? I'm talking about the very "modern" style, all straight lines, flat roofs, often "Sputnik-Space-Age" elements, especially to the neon signage?http://www.4-aces.com/01motelext.html Edited June 23, 2009 by Reefmonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Googie, sometimes space age modern.My favorite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdmarc Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Probably the best category to describe most of those elements is Googie. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googie_architectureA good example in Houston is the Penguin Arms Apartments http://www.houstonmod.org/bldg_detail.asp?...ngered&ss=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefmonkey Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 Thanks guys, it looks like Googie is it exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Reef, as we've discussed on here before, there isn't all that much surviving Googie in Houston. Dot Coffee Shop and Penguin Arms are about it. But if you like looking at the stuff, there are several books about it. Check Half Price Books's architecture section, for example. I got a good book called "Googie Redux" there.The style was quite a bit more prevalent in the West and is sometimes also called Coffee Shop Modern. The name originally came from Googie's Coffee Shop in LA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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