1956 neon sign at the Siesta Motel in Durango. While these old beauty is well-preserved, other #AtomicAge and #Googie signs are being removed. In fact, I just learned that some of these signs I photographed or sketched in Las Vegas a few years ago are now gone.

Illustration of the Cuban Café roadside sign in Cuba, New Mexico, rendered in watercolor and Copic markers in an early-1960s Googie / Atomic Age style.

Cuban Café, Cuba, #NewMexico. An early-1960s Atomic Age roadside sign. This #Googie style has been disappearing throughout the southwest as neon and hand-built steel give way to LED boxes, earwax-colored boxes and corporate fonts. I started this in Fresco and finished it in watercolor and Copic.

#OTD #TDIH #February19, 1922: #HBD #SandyBecker! #GeebaGeeba #Hambone #TheBigProfessor #NortonNork #KLastima #DrGesundheit #MarvinMouse #Googie #Wonderama #TVKidShows #ChildrensTV #ChildrensTVShows #ComedySky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3f...

#OTD #TDIH #February19, 1922: #HBD #SandyBecker! #GeebaGeeba #Hambone #TheBigProfessor #NortonNork #KLastima #DrGesundheit #MarvinMouse #Googie #Wonderama #TVKidShows #ChildrensTV #ChildrensTVShows #ComedySky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AseP...

#OTD #TDIH #February19, 1922: #HBD #SandyBecker! #GeebaGeeba #Hambone #TheBigProfessor #NortonNork #KLastima #DrGesundheit #MarvinMouse #Googie #Wonderama #TVKidShows #ChildrensTV #ChildrensTVShows #ComedySky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6uu...

Googie in a blanket I made for @googierecords.bsky.social of VRC. Go check out their rave events, if you get the chance.

#digitalart #art #krita #googie

Sketched another googie scene that I thought would be fun :)

#art #drawing #sketch #googie #procreate

A fun little doodle from my iPad :) I’m debating whether or not I should turn it into a painting

#art #doodle #sketch #drawing #googie #procreate

The Space Needle framed by the monorail tracks. Seattle, Washington. #spaceneedle #seattle #seattlecenter #googiearchitecture #monochrome #architecturephotography #seattlerchitecture #googie

the interior of a mid-century candy shop in primary colors

Barton's Bonbonniere.

This is like, my perfect house.
To live in the bonbonniere.
#googie

Character sheets I did some time ago for the retro sci-fi comic I'd like to create some day. #retrofuture #comicart #scifiart #bandedessinee #fumetti #historietas #sketchbook #inking #scopedrevolver #futurism #futuristic #retroscifi #rollerskates #characterconcept #googiearchitecture #googie #1970s

Title- “Car Wash”
by Jon Norris, ©-1978
Photo- 784322fx
Location- Southern California

#photography #35mm #b&w #blackandwhite #panatomicx #d76 #kodak #nikon #filmphotography #monochrome #monochromemonday #ClassicMono #art #fineart #visualart #googie #carwash #facade #hedge

A black and white ink-stippled drawing of the Norm's sign from Norm's on La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles. A towering, vertical sign, with NORMS written vertically from top top bottom, each letter on its own sideways-pointing white diamond. Each diamond is lit with a series of vertical white neon lights, which backlight the large letter on each diamond.

A close-up of one of the large letters on the Norm's sign, showing the detailed stippling.

NEW ARTWORK DROP: Beloved Los Angeles Eateries Edition. Norm's on La Cienega!

Original artwork, 0.15mm archival ink pen on Bristol board. 60 hours.

#art #artwork #ink #inking #stipple #losangeles #pointillism #norms #googie #architecture #historic #design

Sunday Signs
Villa Capri Motel Googie
Coronado Island

#Stunday #architecture #Googie #signs #SundaySigns #California #Roadside #Motel #Coronado #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #motel #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography

The sign for the now closed Milk Farm restaurant visible from I-80 in California in Dixon. It has imagery which references the line, "the cow jumped over the moon," from the old Cat & the Fiddle nursery rhyme.

Is anyone else sad about the Milk Farm sign? The 'k' on the west facing side is almost gone (unlike this file photo)
#Interstate80 #Dixon #googie

A ★★★★★ review of The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) I’m trying not to sound hyperbolic in my review of this latest itineration of The Fantastic Four but not only is it the best filmic version of these characters, it might be the best adaptation of a co...

They did it. This is *my* Fantastic Four.

#filmsky
#ChevronHelmet
#Googie
#Populuxe
#hashtag

Use Google maps enter the GPS and go to street view and look in indicated direction to see same POV today, 46 years later. There is still a shopping center at this location, but had major changes since 1979. Euclid Plaza, located at Crescent Ave. & Euclid St. in Anaheim, Ca.

Title- “Shopping Center”
by Jon Norris, ©-1979
Photo- 793302bw
Location- Anaheim Ca.
GPS Look North- 33.84072, -117.94379

#photography #35mm #b&w #blackandwhite #nikon #filmphotography #monochrome #art #fineart #visualart #monochromemonday #minimalism #wall #facade #abstract #googie #architecture

Rocketslip. (2025.)
#Rockets #spacetravel #popsurrealism #NASA #AbstractArt #kengage #ContemporaryArt #morphism #modernism #googie #FineArt
www.zazzle.com/rocketslip_k...

Giant Donuts of Los Angeles (and one Bagel) - Weird California Giant Donuts can be found all throughout Los Angeles!

**Giant Donuts of Los Angeles (and one Bagel) - Weird California**
"Giant Donuts can be found all throughout Los Angeles!"

#LosAngeles #donuts #ProgrammaticArchitecture #Googie

Googie style. Mid Century Modern Atomic.
This week was my first time trying sgraffito
#googie #midcenturymodern
#pottery #clay #wheelthtown #pottersofbluesky #peace

Googie style.
Mid 21st C Century Atomic.
#midcenturyatomic
#googie
#pottery #clay #wheelthtown #pottersofbluesky #peace

I may have already talked about this book, but even if I have, it deserves a second shout-out!
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How Covina's iconic bowling alley inspired a book on lost Southern California spots. Via @ocregister.bsky.social. bit.ly/bowl-a-rama-...
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#makeitmidcentury #googie #bowlarama

Norm's diner. Classic googie design

Norm's is still a classic. Not currently on fire. #StreetPhotography #LaCienega #ClassicSign #googie

L.A., Imagined.
(Or, For Thomas).
14-18 May 2025

(Gift for a friend’s housewarming).

Pen and graphite on cardboard.
9” x 6,5”

#art #illustration #drawing #graphicart #googie

#OTD #TDIH #DOTD: #RIP #SandyBecker. #GeebaGeeba #Hambone #TheBigProfessor #NortonNork #KLastima #DrGesundheit #MarvinMouse #Googie #Wonderama #TVKidShows #ChildrensTV #ChildrensTVShows #ComedySky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3f...

#OTD #TDIH #DOTD: #RIP #SandyBecker. #GeebaGeeba #Hambone #TheBigProfessor #NortonNork #KLastima #DrGesundheit #MarvinMouse #Googie #Wonderama #TVKidShows #ChildrensTV #ChildrensTVShows #ComedySky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AseP...

#OTD #TDIH #DOTD: #RIP #SandyBecker. #GeebaGeeba #Hambone #TheBigProfessor #NortonNork #KLastima #DrGesundheit #MarvinMouse #Googie #Wonderama #TVKidShows #ChildrensTV #ChildrensTVShows #ComedySky #MusicSky
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✨ Translucent Unique Blue + Black Sparkle = bold space vibes with a retro twist. What would you keep in your cosmic Orbit Bowl? 🚀

💫 Make it yours! Link in Bio.

#CosmicDecor #RetroFuturistic #Googie #MidCenturyModernDecor