One writer ponders the significance of Googie architecture -- that jaunty style obsessed with flare and lift -- in the context of NASA closing a chapter on the Space Race. But visit this site if only for the cool collage video on Las Vegas roadside signage and Googie buildings.

Ah, yes, architecture. Space and modernism connected to give us nearly 20 years worth of boomerang-shaped gas stations and amoeba-like signage. This pretty cool YouTube video shows Las Vegas architecture in this vernacular, but you can find it everywhere if you look hard enough.