by Lynne Rostochil. After the war, developers of suburban neighborhoods began gobbling up farmland far from the city center and churning it into sapling-lined streets packed with picturesque homes for veterans eager to spend their hard-earned GI Bill money. As more people moved away from the hubbub of the inner city, shopping centers, restaurants, and […]
by Lynne Rostochil. In previous Mod Blogs, you’ve seen a drawing for the second design for the First Christian Church, which was comprised of a crystal-shaped sanctuary: This unusual design was completed in 1953 or so and was quickly approved by the pastor, Bill Alexander, and the membership. They immediately set out to raise the […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos from her collection and from Googlemaps. A few years ago, I stumbled across an estate sale in The Greens on a sweltering summer day. It was in the afternoon and the place had been pretty well picked over … until I got to the garage. There, I found boxes filled with […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Now that you know all about getting to Cuba, thanks to last week’s Mod Blog, it’s time to check out all of the pristine mid-century modern architecture you’ll be inundated with when you go. In fact, I cannot even tell you how much mid-century modern architecture is in and around that glorious […]
by Lynne Rostochil. As many of you know, a group of us took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Cuba in March, and since then, a lot of people have asked me how they can go, too, especially with all of the restrictions the Trump administration continues to implement to discourage travel there. Of course, you can […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos from the OPUBCO collection at the History Center. About this time of year when I was a kid, I’d be counting down the days until I could escape the city and head to a far away land of magic and fun tucked into forested, rolling hills out in the country. In […]