by Lynne Rostochil. I always love getting a great vintage gift and my pal, Koby Click, who owns Space. 20th Century Modern, recently dropped by and presented me with a cool booklet that was published in 1969 by the long defunct Oklahoma City Times. This booklet is a treasure trove of plans and building projects […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Brochure from Lynne’s collection. Two weeks ago, we reviewed three schemes proposed by the OU School of Architecture for low-cost, multi-family housing as part of Urban Renewal in Oklahoma City. Go here to review Part 1 of this post. Today, let’s look at a fourth scheme and other goodies in the report. […]
by Lynne Rostochil Recently, I was browsing around on archive.org and found a fascinating brochure called “Architectural Applications of Concrete in Buildings” from 1961, and I thought you’d like to see it, too. There are several Oklahoma buildings included in this wonderful document — you can click to enlarge a photo to get a closer […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Brochure from Lynne’s collection. Awhile back, I ran across one of the most beautifully illustrated booklets I’ve ever seen and much to my delight, it was one dedicated to the future Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center (now the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum) in OKC. The brochure was put together […]
During one of her many estate sale rummagings, Robyn stumbled across this rare and beautifully illustrated St. Luke’s booklet. Distributed just a year after the new, lushly modern sanctuary was completed in 1956, church leaders wanted to wipe out the debt of the new building by going for one last funds drive to put the congregation […]
by Lynne Rostochil, brochure from Mike Brown’s collection Awhile back, Mike showed me this great booklet from 1958 celebrating the opening of the iconic Citizens State Bank at NW 23rd and Classen, and he very kindly let me scan it for all to see. I’m so in love with all of the illustrations I can’t stand it […]