Bob’s Big Boy Restaurant located in Burbank, California is an example of Googie architecture that emerged in the 1950′s. This casual fun coffee house style of restaurant is related to the pavilions in the World’s Fair that are low with a horizontal roof. The freestanding sign on the restaurant is a unique feature that tourists will notice. The sign is vertical in relation to the low horizontal roof. The sign has pink and white letters that are neon. It can be seen from several streets away. The sign on the building is like a billboard advertising the restaurant. The sign is 70 feet tall. When light at night this sign attracts tourists to stop for something to eat at the diner with its unusual design.
This building was built by two local men Scott MacDonald and Ward Albert. The architect that designed this building was Wayne McAllister. In 1993 it was named as a state historical point by the state of California.The restaurant has car hop service and car shows on the weekends. The walkways around the building are green and black terazzo. It is a combination sit down restaurant and drive in with booths inside. It has a steel shaped awning on the building that give it this Googie architecture look.