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Built in 1949, it might be the most architecturally impressive drive-in anywhere, with a massive 70-foot neon sign, big windows, tons of angles, and a definite mid-century feel.
Classic Googie sign at Warren, Ohio drive-in. Googie's beginnings are with the Streamline Moderne architecture of the 1930s. [16] Alan Hess, one of the most knowledgeable writers on the subject, writes in Googie: Ultra Modern Road Side Architecture that mobility in Los Angeles during the 1930s was characterized by the initial influx of the automobile and the service industry that evolved to ...
When Anna became a widow, she demolished the house and built a much more luxurious house in its place. Rose Terrace II: 1934 Neo-Classical: Horace Traumbauer: Grosse Pointe: Was built for Anna Thompson Dodge, widow of Horace E Dodge, co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company, was the most opulent residence of Michigan and was demolished in 1976.
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...
Buildings and structures completed in 1930 (18 C, 158 P) Buildings and structures completed in 1931 (23 C, 89 P) Buildings and structures completed in 1932 (19 C, 113 P)
This week’s featured restaurant, Hickory House, opened in Wichita in 1950. From the 1950s through the 1970s in Wichita, fine dining was found at Hickory House at 1625 E. Central, just south of I ...
Childs furthered this association in the late 1920s and early 1930s by using a nautical motif for new buildings that were far from the seashore, such as one in Manhattan, [3] and two in Woodside, Queens. [4] [5] Coney Island became less popular in the 1940s and 1950s as new trends in travel and entertainment made other areas more attractive.
Cascone’s Italian Restaurant. Location: 3733 N. Oak Trafficway. (Another family member owns the Johnny Cascone’s Italian Restaurant in Overland Park.). Year founded: 1932. Best known for: The ...