by Lynne Rostochil. In previous Mod Blogs, you’ve seen a drawing for the second design for the First Christian Church, which was comprised of a crystal-shaped sanctuary: This unusual design was completed in 1953 or so and was quickly approved by the pastor, Bill Alexander, and the membership. They immediately set out to raise the […]
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 […]
by Lynne Rostochil I had never heard of Faith & Form magazine until I came across a couple of issues at an estate sale awhile back. It was especially exciting to open this October 1969 issue and find an Oklahoma building inside and also to read an article by my favorite architectural photographer and pal, […]
by Lynne Rostochil. photos by Julius Shulman. As the 1960s dawned, jet airplanes were just becoming a thing and one of the very first airports designed specifically for jet travel was the Tulsa Municipal Airport (renamed Tulsa International Airport in 1963), designed by Murray Jones Murray. Soon after the airport opened in 1961, architectural photographer […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos by Lynne Rostochil and Isaac Harper (Finney House). In the last couple of weeks, three truly amazing examples of modern residential architecture have come on the market in the metro area so if you’re looking to buy your dream house, maybe one of these lovelies will make the cut. First up […]
by Lynne Rostochil. You find so much fun stuff on the internet! Recently, I was wasting an afternoon browsing around and stumbled across this Pick-Ups magazine. Although it sounds more like a sleazy smut periodical from years gone by, it was actually a publication put out by Western Electric that was “devoted to the development of […]