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GOOGIE SIGNAGE

We're a sign of things to come

About Me

Googie signage is in every All American City. Look for us while you're driving down the blue highways of the USA. We're usually found in front of motels, restaurants, bowling alleys, lounges, and older shopping centers. We are an endangered species, so keep a camera in the car. Next time you drive by, we might be history!

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My Interests

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Get Your Own! | More Flash ToysNEON. LIGHT BULBS. PAINT. And some ATOMIC imagination!.. We like to see TRAVELERS, too!!!

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

LOUNGE ~ especially the theme song to "Route 66" For a sample, go to: http://www.ultralounge.com/

Movies:

DRIVE-IN THEATERS Ohio Ohio Oklahoma City ~ identified by our friend, Millhouse! Independence, Missouri Pleasant View, Utah ~ taken by RoadsidePictures WyomingRoute66
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Add to My Profile | More VideosThis video was submitted by our friend, JOHN! Many thanks to JOHN for taking the time to share this very googie home movie with the world!.. width="425" height="350" .... Trippin' around Los Angeles in 1958

Television:

We like to watch the TRAVEL CHANNEL... width="425" height="350" ....

Books:

Anything GOOGIE! And check out "Blue Highways" by William Least Heat Moon :-)

Heroes:

This Florida pic reminds us of our friend, Swimming Pool! We're not sure what the car has to do with it! Reno, Nevada Yucca Valley, CA (this is a nice place to stay!) Parkville, Maryland ........and this is next to our friend, Pete's Kitchen! Mississippi ~*~*~*~ Parawan, Utah ~ taken by RoadsidePictures~*~*~*~ Salt Lake City, Utah ~ taken by RoadsidePictures For our TIKI friends ~ this one is in Pittsburgh Highway 99, Central California North Las Vegas ~ taken by RoadsidePictures Las Vegas, Nevada ~ taken by RoadsidePictures Nevada has been very good for us! Sugar House, Utah ~ taken by RoadsidePictures North of Seattle, WA ~ another located by Millhouse! Baltimore Las Vegas, Nevada (identified by Icky Sister!) Anaheim, Calif (identified by Icky Sister!) Long distance operator get us Memphis, Tennessee! Wendover, NV Lebanon, Missouri (Route 66) Wyoming Did you know we're international? Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Here's one for our Chicago friends! Downers Grove, ILL Portland, Oregon Another Anaheim classic A personal favorite that used to be by Disneyland RoadsidePictures says his folks stayed here while on their honeymoon in 1968 :-) Guess where this one was taken? Alabama Idaho Lake Ozark, MO Petersburg, Florida Mesa, AZ taken by RoadsidePictures New Jersey Neon of Las Vegas Castle, Pennsylvania Another one by RoadsidePictures in Utah South Bend, Indiana El Paso, Texas Look closely and you'll see our friends visiting us here in Tuscan, Arizona Blue Springs, Missouri Another fantastic shot by RoadsidePictures! Oklahoma

My Blog

CROWN MOTEL SIGN NEEDS HOME!

..> Crown Motel Sign Needs New HomeContributed By: Alyssa StarelliEmail The Author: [email protected] ..> The Atomic Age Alliance - Portland's immediate goal is to rally interested businesses, g...
Posted by GOOGIE SIGNAGE on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:27:00 PST

Ballard Denny’s in Seattle - spared from demolition!

Many thanks to our friend Kon Tiki Kev for forwarding us this article!   Thursday, February 21, 2008Last updated 9:34 a.m. PT ANDY ROGERS / P-I Jeannett Bugay walks by the building that was for...
Posted by GOOGIE SIGNAGE on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:39:00 PST

Most endangered theaters!

Cinema Treasures just listed the National (and the NuWilshire) as the MOST ENDANGERED IN THE COUNTRY! Friday / November 16, 2007 Site News What are the ten most endangered theaters? posted by Michael...
Posted by GOOGIE SIGNAGE on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:54:00 PST

FELIX update - the movement failed

..>  A meeting with the City Council on October 10th, 2007 failed to convince the  the Los Angeles City Council to designate the FELIX the CAT Showroom and Neon Sign a Los Angeles Hist...
Posted by GOOGIE SIGNAGE on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:31:00 PST

MUSEUM OF NEON ART

The Museum of Neon Art (MONA) is still looking for a new home since losing their lease months ago.  They are looking for a place in the Los Angeles area that has access for large signs, 16' ceili...
Posted by GOOGIE SIGNAGE on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:28:00 PST

A message from the owner of the FELIX sign

It's your history, but it's our sign Everyone loves Felix the Cat. But what about the rights of the business owner? By Darryl Holter July 26, 2007 It is commonplace to say that Los Angeles has no hist...
Posted by GOOGIE SIGNAGE on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:18:00 PST

It would be a terrible shame if FELIX left Southern California!

Here's your chance to stand up for FELIX CHEVROLET A G E N D A CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2007, 10:00 A.M. 200 N. Spring Street Room 1060, City Hall Los Angeles, CA 90012 10. FELI...
Posted by GOOGIE SIGNAGE on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:33:00 PST

Neon Museum of Philadelphia

1950s Buster Brown & Tige, restored in 1984Len Davidson began collecting old neon signs in the mid-1970s and established the Neon Museum of Philadelphia in 1985. The Museum's mission is to pres...
Posted by GOOGIE SIGNAGE on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:50:00 PST

Heinz Sign ~ Pittsburgh, PA

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Posted by GOOGIE SIGNAGE on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:45:00 PST

American Sign Museum in Cincinnati

http://www.signmuseum.com/ American Sign Museum2515 Essex AvenueCincinnati, Ohio 45206(800) 925-1110(513) 421-2050, ext. 336Fax: (513) 421-5144E-mail: [email protected]...
Posted by GOOGIE SIGNAGE on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:16:00 PST