Tag: brutalism

On the Road: Exploring the World of Paolo Soleri

text and photos by Lynne Rostochil.  Vintage photos from the Wright Foundation and Cosanti Foundation, respectively. For years, I’ve been more than a little obsessed with architect Paolo Soleri, his philosophy about what the urban environment should look like, and, of course, his charming bells, so I was especially excited to hear about a new […]

Adieu, Stage Center: The Long, Often Sad History of an American Icon

by Robyn Arn and Lynne Rostochil.  Current-day photos by Lynne Rostochil, vintage photos as marked.   The Mummers Theater troupe was formed in 1949 by eight recent college graduates and military veterans with ambitions of leaving Oklahoma City for the stages of New York City but with little funds to go much beyond the city limits.  To […]