text and photos by Lynne Rostochil and the Zillow listing for the house (identified) If you’ve ever driven through the quiet oasis that is the Thompson’s Woodland neighborhood in NE OKC, you know what a special area of town this is, especially for those who love mid-century modern architecture. According to an Oklahoman article from […]
by Lynne Rostochil. With a newly minted driver in the house, the topic of being safe behind the wheel has been at the forefront of many conversations with my teenager over the last year. I’ve also regaled him with stories of taking driver’s ed back in the early ’80s, where I had fun using ancient […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil There are a few houses here in town that true lovers of mid-century modern architecture seem to collectively lust over and one of those gems is now on the market in Forest Park: As if that weren’t enough to get you salivating, this is a one-owner home that is being […]
by Lynne Rostochil Recently, I stumbled upon this very cool Route 66 guide at a local flea market. As far as I can tell, it was produced sometime in the early to mid 1950s, and it was distributed by various motels, restaurants, and gift shops all long the route. The guide was produced right here […]
by Lynne Rostochil Recently, I came across a December 1958 issue of Escapade, a pretty tame-by-today’s-standards gentleman’s magazine that I had never heard of before. From what I can tell, it was around from 1955 through the early 1980s and several prominent authors, humorists, and thinkers of the day contributed stories/columns to the magazine over the years […]
by Lynne Rostochil, magazine from the First Christian Church collection Last weekend, Squadders Michael and Jennifer Hopkins and I had the rare opportunity to explore the abundant historical archives at the First Christian Church looking for goodies to show off at the Oklahoma Modernism Weekend in May. This magazine was just one of the treasures […]