text by Lynne Rostochil. Photos by Lynne Rostochil, Sunshine Gadbury, Bob Bowlby and courtesy of KFOR and the Oklahoma History Center. It seemed that the wrecking ball in the metro area was pretty quiet for most of 2018, but when it started swinging in the fall, one iconic Oklahoma City structure after another toppled, leaving […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photos from the History Center collection, modern-day photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. Every year, more and more of our iconic mid century buildings are coming down to make way for new development and while it’s not always a bad thing, sometimes we lose some real gems. Here are a […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil. Darn it! I hate doing posts saying goodbye to the Metro’s mid-century modern buildings, and this is the second one in a row. This time, we are bidding farewell to the small-but-sweet Bethany Library: Designed by Bethany architect and Southern Nazarene University (SNU) art professor, Ray Bowman of Bowman & […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photos from the OPUBCO collection at the History Center. Photo of demolition by Pete Brzycki. All other photos by Lynne Rostochil. Ever since the lovely concrete block was removed from the Allied Building (later known as the Salvation Army Building) at NW 63rd and Penn, people have been speculating about the […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Postcard from Lynne’s collection and brochure from Matt Goad’s collection. Of all of the mid-century modern treasures we’ve lost in Oklahoma City, I really lament losing the Plaza Tower Hotel the most. Maybe that’s because I remember driving by it quite a bit when I was a teeny tot and even then appreciating […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photos from the History Center’s collections Even with the major drop in gas prices in 2015, the economic boom in OKC continued unabated through the year with lots of new restaurants and shops opening up all over town. While it’s always exciting to see locally owned businesses sprout […]