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. After every Mod Home Tour, I find myself driving home with a giant smile on my face thinking that it’s the best one yet and there’s no way we can top it … and every year, I’m surprised that we pull off an even more spectacular tour with a truly amazing collection […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil. One of my very favorite days of the year is the annual AIA tour, where architecture lovers from all over the city get to meander through inspiring interiors of local homes and businesses designed by some of the state’s best architects. Before the tour, I always think that this […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos from the Oklahoma History Center and Googlemaps. Who would have thought that this bland building in Capitol Hill … was once a very mod and gleaming Kress store with a funky zig zag roof: S.H. Kress started the five-and-dime chain in 1896 and by the time this building was constructed in […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Brochure from Lynne’s collection. Although Lloyd Wright lived in the looming shadow of his much more famous father, Frank Lloyd Wright, the younger architect created many incredible designs of his own, including the stunning Wayfarer’s Chapel in Palos Verdes, CA: He also designed the gorgeous but somewhat creepy Sowden House in Los […]
Text and photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. A few weeks ago, Oklahoma lost one of its most outstanding architects when William Henry Ryan died in Tulsa at the age of 93. An Oklahoma City native, he attended OU and studied under Bruce Goff during the architecture program’s glory years. Afterward, he set up […]