The Goof Has An Eye For Googie
If I was going to be in LA on October 2nd, I know what I'd be doing...attending the one-day gala reopening of Johnie's Coffee Shop on Wilshire Boulevard in the heart of LA's Miracle Mile. Johnie's is a masterpiece of Googie architecture, and I'd hate to see it disappear like so many of it's contemporaries, plus I can always use a good cup of coffee and a damn fine slice of cherry pie.
Johnie's was designed by the architectural team of Armet and Davis who're responsible for some of California's most memorable Googie diners and coffee shops, like the very-tiki Tonga Pup (not Pub!) and Tahiti Restaurant, located on Shelter Island in San Diego right next door to the Bali Hai Restaurant, home of the Goof!
Thanks, K!
Comments
Have fun in LA. Gee ... it's already 10 years since I visited this city. *sigh*
Posted by: orangeguru | September 22, 2005 4:34 AM
Whoa! That's fabulous news, even if it's only for one day. I'll try to make it if I can. Thanks for the heads-up!
Posted by: Humuhumu | September 22, 2005 8:18 AM
guru: no,no...I said, "if I was going to LA." I wish I was, but I'm not.
Humu: have a cup o' joe and a slice of pie for me!
Posted by: MrBaliHai | September 22, 2005 8:22 AM
Ah sorry, I am currently under drugs. My brain is a blurrrr and so is your blog. ;-)
Maybe I should make some sacrifices to your God - the Holy Heyerdahl? Would that help me? I'll convert in a sec ...
Posted by: orangeguru | September 22, 2005 1:54 PM
Yes, please sacrifice one bottle of top-shelf rum and a can of smoked herring and you will be saved, Brother Orangeguru!
Posted by: MrBaliHai | September 22, 2005 3:24 PM