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The 50’s Space Age and Googie Style Architecture

If you’ve ever seen a 1950s sedan or a bowling alley sign from the same era, you are probably familiar with Googie style architecture. Googie architecture, often referred to as mid-century modern, started at the end of the 1940s and the beginning of the 1950s....

Hollywood Stars and Their Cars [Part 10]

  America has long had a love affair with the automobile. Cars are the ultimate expression of form, function, fashion—and speed. But most of all the car represents freedom. Try and remember when you were a teenager yearning for your driver’s license so you could...

THE CAR: PEOPLES FASCINATION WITH THE MACHINE: PART 9

SPUTNIK AND THE DEATH OF THE TAIL FINS ON CARS On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite, into earth orbit. At first the American public was rather indifferent, even positive, about the launch of...

The Evolution of the Car- Part 7 – [INFOGRAPHIC]

Automobiles have transformed dramatically since the first mass-produced Ford Model T car hit the consumer market about 104 years ago. But the evolution still continues, with gas-guzzling vehicles slowly turning into energy-efficient roadsters. UK-based company Car...
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