This is a list of
Googie architecture structures in Canada which includes a photographic gallery with a brief description of some of the structures which still remain. Googie was an original architectural style which began in
Southern California during the late 1940s. Influenced by the coming of the
Space Age, the Googie-themed architecture popularity was most notable during the mid-1960s, among
motels,
coffee houses and
gas station
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s. The term "Googie" comes from a now defunct
coffee shop and
cafe built in
West Hollywood designed by
John Lautner.
List
The following are images of some of the Googie architecture structures remaining in Canada.
See also
*
List of Googie architecture structures (United States)
*
Googie architecture
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Modern architecture
References
Further reading
*''Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture''; by: Alan Hess; Publisher: Chronicle Books; .
*''Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture''; by: Alan Hess; Publisher: Chronicle Books; .
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