What is Googie?
[[File:LAX LA.jpg|The Theme Building at [[Los Angeles International Airport]] is built in the Googie style|thumb|right|170px]] '''Googie''' is the term given to a type of [[architecture]] and [[art]] in the United States in the 20th century. It is also called '''Doo Wop''', '''Atomic age''', or '''populuxe'''. It was very futuristic, echoing themes of the 1950s as a whole. Some of Googie architecture was based on what [[spaceship]]s look like. It started in [[California]] soon after [[World War II]] and spread to the rest of the United States in the 1950s. Many of the buildings built in the Googie style were [[coffee shop]]s, [[bowling alley]]s and [[motel]]s. Here are a few famous Googie buildings: * The [[Space Needle]] * [[Los Angeles International Airport]] * The first [[Tomorrowland]] at [[Disneyland]] * The first [[McDonald's]] * Many of the early casinos in [[Las Vegas]] [[Category:Architectural styles]]