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Googie architectural design drawing of an entrance to an unnamed recreation center, circa 1961

Date

1958 to 1964

Description

Drawing of an entrance to a recreation center for an unnamed complex.

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Photograph of Googie architecture, Ship's Coffee Shop (Westwood, Calif.), circa 1963

Date

1961 to 1965

Description

Martin Stern Jr. is credited as a pioneer of Googie style architecture; his first of that style was Ship's Coffee Shop. Three Ship's Coffee Shops operated in the Los Angeles area from 1956 until the 1990s.
Site Name: Ship's Coffee Shop

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Photograph of the Googie style façade of the Flamingo Hotel (Las Vegas), early 1950s

Date

1950 to 1953

Description

The front entrance to the Flamingo Hotel before the construction of the Champagne Tower
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Googie architectural design drawing of Riviera Villa (Las Vegas), exterior elevation, circa 1961

Date

1958 to 1964

Description

Pencil sketch of the proposed Googie-styled Riviera Villa in Las Vegas.
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Googie architectural design drawing of Brasilia Village, bird's-eye perspective, circa 1961

Date

1958 to 1964

Description

Conceptual drawing of the proposed Brasilia Village hotel complex.
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Photograph of the original Googie style Flamingo front entrance (Las Vegas), late 1940s

Date

1945 to 1949

Description

View of the original front of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino.
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Photograph of Googie architectural design of the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), façade, circa 1952

Date

1950 to 1954

Archival Collection

Description

Architect's proposal for the façade and porte-cochère of the Sands Hotel.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Film transparency of the Googie style entrance of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Daytime view of the entrance, porte-cochère and parking areas of the Thunderbird Hotel.
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Googie architectural design drawing of the Clark Market (Torrance, Cal.), Exterior perspective, circa 1954

Date

1952 to 1956

Description

Photograph of the preliminary sketch of Clark Market, designed by Martin Stern Jr.
Site Name: Clark Market

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Photograph of the Googie style front entrance of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Front entrance of the Thunderbird including the porte-cochère. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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