In the recent weeks the Gold Dome has been the topic of many discussions. As the building sits vacant and signs of that vacancy show through, preservationists are becoming increasingly anxious about the building. Oklahoma City has lost so many of our architecturally significant structures and most can’t bear the thought of the Gold Dome […]
by Lynne Rostochil. It’s always an exciting day when I’m wandering around the Oklahoman archives and stumble upon a piece of history I knew nothing about. Well, that’s exactly what happened when I found an article about a home Conner & Pojezny designed near the old Springlake Amusement Park. The low-slung house is basically a […]
by Lynne Rostochil Remember when I started the Southwest Sweepstakes blog and stated that I couldn’t think of anything to tie it to our preferred mid century era? Well, I thought of a kinda connection. A couple of years ago, I found a collection of photos of motorcycle events around Oklahoma that took place in […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Go here to read Part 1 of the Southwest Sweepstakes story. Tuesday, April 20th dawned bright and warm in Oklahoma City and provided the perfect spring weather for the kickoff of the highly anticipated Southwest Sweepstakes. I imagine that classrooms and offices were very near vacant that morning as thousands drove or […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Okay, I’m going to start off with a caveat — there’s isn’t one thing mid-century modern about this Mod Blog series. Try as I might, I just couldn’t make any connection to anything mod, but this is such a fascinating and little-known piece of Oklahoma City history that I think you’ll […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Certainly one of the quirkiest pieces of OKC ephemera I’ve ever found is the subject of this week’s Mod Blog, a cat-alog for the 1957 Oklahoma Cat Club show. In 1957, the Oklahoma Cat Club was just two years old and this was just the second kitty event they ever hosted. From […]