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Old Posted Dec 27, 2018, 8:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Rooster slayer View Post
Love it or hate it, Chicago does not have many examples of Gooige architecture despite the fact that John Lautner (a true father of the Gooige architectural style) studied here under F.L.W. for some time.
If that is “Gooige architecture”, then good?


edit: I’ve just looked it up, having never heard of it. “Googie” architecture (which is surprisingly difficult to search for given similar spelling to Google), like Ohio House, belongs in the suburbs or theme parks like Las Vegas. That building should be torn down asap.
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