1959 Hess 1985

Alan Hess Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture, Chronicle Books: San Francisco, CA, 1985, 1959

     "Penguin, 1959, Armét and Davis. Lincoln at Olympic, Santa Monica. Indoor planters, glowing orbs, and original artwork, often in plastic, were integral to many coffee shop designs. Rather than add ornament to the architectural structure, Davis believed in incorporating contemporary art work by artists and crafts people. Then the structure, left simply expressive of its structure, would not date.

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