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Mel’s Drive-in Restaurant in Santa Monica features retro futuristic architecture known as Googie.

Replay: Googie architecture: All eyes are on Mel’s Drive-in at end of Route 66

Mel’s Drive-in Restaurant in Santa Monica features retro futuristic architecture known as Googie.

from Greater LA

Mel’s Drive-in Restaurant in Santa Monica is an example of Googie architecture: a retro futuristic style featuring stretched roofs, large glass windows, and neon signs.

Googie architecture: All eyes are on Mel’s Drive-in at end of Route 66

Mel’s Drive-in Restaurant in Santa Monica is an example of Googie architecture: a retro futuristic style featuring stretched roofs, large glass windows, and neon signs.

from Greater LA

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