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Roadside Oklahoma Through the Eyes of John Margolies, Part 1

by Lynne Rostochil.  Photos by John Margolies courtesy of the Library of Congress.  Other photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. Photographer and author John Margolies spent much of his adult life, from 1969-2008, travelling around the country snapping photos of roadside architecture and signs that were, even then, rapidly beginning to disappear.  Googie motels, […]

Signs o’ the Times in Small Town Oklahoma

text and photos by Lynne Rostochil. On a recent girls’ trip to a secluded cabin in the eastern part of the state, I marked two great vintage signs off my must-see list — the deliciously Googie Isle of Capri, which has been a mainstay in Krebs since 1950: … and the stunning End of Trail Motel sign […]

The Architecture of Leslie G. Brauer

by Lynne Rostochil, current-day photos by author, vintage photos from Tim Brauer’s collection unless otherwise noted Awhile back, Robyn and I met up with Tim Brauer to tour Chickasha and see some of the work his dad, Leslie G. Brauer, designed during his 25 career in this small farming community 40 miles west of OKC.  Considering […]