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Let’s Go … For a Great OKC

by Lynne Rostochil   If you haven’t guessed by now, I really love vintage brochures and have quite a collection of them.  One of my favorites is this information-packed gem produced by Nuway Cleaners that provides a great slice of life into Oklahoma City of 1956.  Enjoy!    

Books We Love: The Story of the Tower by Frank Lloyd Wright

by Lynne Rostochil There’s nothing more fun than going to someone’s book-filled house and scouring their library for interesting titles (and making a mental note to add said titles to my endless list of books to look for in the future).  Well, not too long ago, I found myself hanging out in Koby Click’s office and […]

Performance, Not Size, Makes for Livability

Text and present-day photos by Lynne Rostochil, vintage magazine photos from Lynne’s collection The following is an article from the September 1956 issue of Living for Young Homemakers magazine, which sponsored a poor man’s Case Study House program for several years in the 50’s called the Electri-Living Program.  Each year, the magazine selected 12 architects […]

My vintage vinyl find: Conversations Regarding the Future of Architecture. 1956.

I admit, I have a problem. I’m a self possesed Vinylholic. OK, I don’t have a garage full of 33 1/3’s, but I do have an ever growing black plastics collection, many of which were purchased for the cover art alone.  For years now I’ve found myself in garage and estate sales perusing the cat […]