Chairperson
Tom Gardener, 1984-1987
Milestones in the Community
- Alan Hess writes the book that will become the bible of the movement: Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture , released on February 1, 1986
https://www.amazon.com/Googie-Fifties-Coffee-Shop-Architecture/dp/0877013349/ref=llvn-20 - This same year Thomas Hines also writes Populuxe – the Look and Life of America in the ’50s and ’60S, from Tailfins and TV, release on January 1, 1986
https://www.amazon.com/Populuxe-Thomas-Hine/dp/1567313167/ref=llvn-20
Meeting Locations
Events
Fifties Architecture: Exploring the Issues”
Lecture and panel discussion. Alan Hess moderated a discussion with John Lautner and Whitney R. Smith. A slide show is presented to acquaint the audience with examples of historic and threatened buildings.
Huell Howser Interviews
Huell performs oral history interviews with
- Julius Shulman, Architectural photographer
- Garrett Eckbo, Landscape architect
- Edward Frank, furniture designer
- Ray Kappe, architect
- John Lautner, architect
- Whitney Smith, architect
Advocacy
Tangents
Bowl-O-Rama: The Visual Arts of Bowling
The first influential “Recollectibles” book of many more to come is produced by H. Thomas Steele May, 1986
https://www.amazon.com/Bowl-O-Rama-Visual-Arts-Bowling-Recollectibles/dp/0896596079/ref=llvn-20
