Googie architecture
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Sep 28, 2026
#476/John Lautner: Jan-Richard Kikkert + Tycho Saariste + David Mauer + Elizabeth Godley + ADFF's Kyle Bergman + Musical Guest Nicole Zuraitis
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53:30Kyle BergmanGUEST
No, it's right up your alley.
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53:32Kyle BergmanGUEST
Another one right up your alley and that you were involved in is Googie.
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53:37Kyle BergmanGUEST
So we have a film on Googie architecture, which is, you know, Alan Hess wrote a book about Googie architecture a long time ago and put Googie on the map.
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53:45Kyle BergmanGUEST
And Googie, for those of you who are not familiar with him, It's really 1950s, 1960s, kind of Jetson-y, space-age-y, Southern California, futuristic-looking architecture.
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53:57Kyle BergmanGUEST
McDonald's would be Googie.
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53:58Kyle BergmanGUEST
Some of the, I don't know, do you have any favorite Googie?
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54:02George SmartHOST
You know, Bob's Big Boy.
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54:03George SmartHOST
Yeah.
Mel’s Diner with Carl Tart
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50:41Molly LambertHOST
Basically-
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50:42Carl TartGUEST
Googie architecture.
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50:43Molly LambertHOST
Yeah.
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50:43Carl TartGUEST
Yeah.
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50:44Molly LambertHOST
Will you explain Googie architecture to the people at home who-
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50:47Carl TartGUEST
Yeah.
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50:48Carl TartGUEST
So Googie architecture was basically...
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50:50Carl TartGUEST
It's really LA style, like a, a really, like, LA style where everything is very angular.