Googie was the exaggerated Modern architecture seen in the coffee shops and bowling alleys of the 1950s and 1960s.

Welcome to Googie Central, home of some of most space-age, astro, bold, and yes, Googie architecture and sign in all the land. Back in the 50's and 60's, America was enthusiastically anticipating the future. Space travel was in and many wondered what it would be like to trade in their old automobile for a space ship, just like... The Jetsons. Architects envisioned what future world was to look ...

Space aged 'googie' style goes from warp speed to time warp. Preservationists say some of the outlandish ornaments are worth saving. Along bustling thoroughfares such as Beach Boulevard and Katella Avenue, a piece of Orange County's architectural heritage is quietly dying. Motels, bowling alleys, coffee shops and other structures designed during the 1950s and 1960s in an outlandish style known ...