We dusted off a 1958 two-door Ford Edsel Ranger and hit the L.A. streets in search of that heady, spacey land that restraint forgot.

The quirky Dutch Maid pole sign — which subtly takes design cues from Space Age-influenced Googie futurist architecture (highlighting the car culture, jets and the Atomic Age).

Roy's iconic Googie-style sign still stands tall, thanks to businessman Albert Okura, who bought the town in 2005 with a vision to restore it.

Even after nearly a century, Route 66 still turns a cross-country drive into something unforgettable. America's most famous highway still knows how to deliver a great story and a fantastic photo ...

I recreated my recent Hotel Caravana neon sign as a scaled-down, backlit "can" sign by stacking individually cut slices to form the cabinet.

My Bloody Valentine bassist Deb Googe (Da Googie) and Billy Bragg and Everything But The Girl collaborator Cara Tivey dish out fear on their collaboration.

The Holiday Inn sign Exploding with color, optimism and razzle-dazzle, the now-extinct Holiday Inn "Great Sign" was a true design landmark of the American century.

The term Googie architecture — pronounced GOO-gee with hard G’s — is probably foreign to you, but you are almost certainly familiar with buildings that exemplify the style. This distinctive ...

The car-centric architectural style, characterized by neon signs and dramatic rooflines, is now endangered. Its admirers mourn the loss of the ideals it represented.

Googie architecture is a midcentury design style characterized by dramatic rooflines, pops of color, large glass windows and flashy signs. Anna Kodé, a reporter covering design and culture for ...

Raising Cane’s may not be converting the iconic Googie location of Norms in Los Angeles after all. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based chicken finger specialist withdrew plans submitted to the Los ...

Norms, the iconic Los Angeles diner chain, may see one of its most famous locations get turned into a fast food spot. The oldest-surviving Norms – built in 1957 located at 470 N. La Cienega B… ...