Excellent post
Hoss.
Of the modern banks we've seen; this one is my favorite.
I'm saddened that it's gone already.
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Here is a view of the downtown Googie's (5th and Olive) from an angle that we usually don't see.
1979 episode of "The Incredible Hulk".
https://plus.google.com/wm/trollface...explore/googie
That exhaust duct sticks out like a sore thumb.
below: I first mentioned the exhaust duct years ago in this old post.
-I guess it bugs me that there wasn't a better solution other than running it up the
front of the San Carlos Hotel.
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
NW corner of 5th & Olive.
no date/ebay
Notice how the Googie's exhaust duct slithers up the front of the hotel to the roof.
-at least it's painted the same color as the building. |
*The San Carlos Hotel was demolished in 1988.
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