Hello Everyone:
I'd like you to take a minute and read this very fascinating blog about the Sunshine Mile Shopping District in Tucson, Arizona. This shopping area is part of a greater collection of buildings and places from the late modern period-sixties through eighties. Concerned citizens of Tucson have banded together to save this district, which was integral to the development of the city, from the wrecking ball. When you do read it, please keep in mind that our buildings and places from the recent past begin to age, they become targets for demolition. Witness the herculean efforts to keep the Houston Astrodome from an appointment with the wrecking ball. The Sunshine Shopping District is part of period style known as Googie architecture. Named for the coffee shop, it is emblematic of a more dynamic American cultural landscape that evolved in the fifties. This cultural and social landscape came out of the World War II generation and grew up in peace and relative prosperity. The bold curves and great expanses reflect the promise of a bright future. So please take a minute to read this post and consider the architecture of the recent past as part of our present and future. Thanks.
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