•Make the tagline funny.
•Did we mention "make the tagline funny"?

fark, I am disappoint.

Guess the fb page only works as a linky if you're logged in to something or other.

I feel bad for the stand owner. I don't feel bad for the Commission because I'd just as soon kick them when they're down.

They can declare that suddenly you can't alter your property and there's no recourse. More importantly, there's no funding to help the declared property stay in the state the Commission requires. There is no prospective determination of what might be declared hysterical historical - you're completely at the whim of the current commissioners.

Cerebral Knievel

as silly as it may sound... yes.. and in other parts of the country as well. Googie archetecture originated in southern california and quickly spread accross the nation during the hey day of "the golden age of the automobile"
it was a very showy and flashy ultra modern style. usually used for commercial structures. The name even comes from a LA coffee shop that I do believe is still in operation. The Taco's may suck, I hear tell the ones at Tito's are better, but the building itself is a exquisite example of the style.

and for it's time, that style exemplified the American space age, the future is NOW mindset, this was the style of the rocket car that was soon to come and the atomic age that was right there in your face!
shiatloads of bright Neon, Sharp, angular Stainless steel, funky lettering

the cars back then had giant fins and god dammit! so did our buildings!! It was the Jetsons right here, right now, and the only place to go is dead on into THE FUTURE!!!

WELL SAID, Sir, well said.

I've been around long enough in my own city to watch as popular places have closed and been turned into horrible 'cookie-cutter' 'modern' business style.

One of the oldest homes in my city. A unique place which had been turned into an over/under apartment unit and absolutely fascinated me with it's eclectic outside design, went up for sale awhile back. I wanted to see inside, so I stopped there and found the doors and lower windows boarded up. I met the current owner -- after neighbors, noticing my car called her -- and found the place was set for demolition.

Her grandparents had built it ages ago. It had been there for as long as I can recall. I knew some of her family. (Which surprised me.) I suggested she have it put on the Historical Home's list, but she declined. She was about in her late 20's, driving a huge, new gas guzzling SUV, all business-like. She said the tax benefits of doing so weren't worth it and because the land had protected Banyan trees on it, development was restricted and she didn't want to bother repairing the place and continue renting it out.

So, it was up for sale. Right before the housing bubble burst, so you can imagine what she was asking for it.

She referred me to her broker, assured me that the neighbors and the cops kept a close eye on the place (should I decide to break in and look around) and left. I explored a bit longer, planned to come back with a camera to photograph some of the unique structures I found in the yard and the house itself and left.

About a month later, I went back and the place was gone! She had it torn down to the dirt! Even the foundation had been ripped up. The lot had been meticulously cleaned up of any debris.

Now, I never would get to see the interior that I had waited decades for.

BTW. That was a couple of years ago.

The land is still up for sale. No buyers.

She should have repaired the place and rented it out again after all and made some money off of it. Now, she gets to pay the yearly taxes, which, in that neighborhood, are steep, and has to maintain the land. Pretty much a loose-loose situation without the house.

Serves her right.

Rik01: Serves her right.

yup

pedalphile: Okay, so we've settled that 'Googie' is an architecture style, a.k.a., 'fifties futuristic'. Also that 'Tito's Tacos' are better than Henry's. Dare I ask just what goes into a 'gringo taco'? Oops, wait, before there are a couple hundred replies with some variant of 'my beeg chorizo sausage', let me rephrase the question; is 'gringo taco' an actual menu item, what are the ingredients if so, and are/were they any good?

/if Tito is making tacos, what are Marlon and Jermaine up to these days? Counter help and drive-thru window?

Gringo tacos typically are hard shell corn tortillas, filled with a seasoned ground beef mixture and topped with grated cheddar cheese, fresh tomatoes and shredded lettuce.

(And FYI Tito's Tacos' meat is just Irish stew sans spuds, and with a generous helping of chili powder and cumin tossed in.)