by Lynne Rostochil After years of dreaming of a modern, youth-oriented church campus for his growing congregation, the First Christian Church’s pastor, Bill Alexander, secured 40 acres of prime real estate at NW 36th and Walker in 1946 to make his dream come true. Now, it was time to get to work and make his […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photos from Progressive Architecture, modern-day photos by Lynne Rostochil. I always thought that the popular OKC institution known as Brown’s Bakery was housed in an old Safeway but then found out that the building was constructed a full decade before that chain’s “marina” style came into being. It was built for Clyde’s […]
by Lynne Rostochil When local orthodontist, Dr. Earl Cunningham, and his wife, Martha, decided to build their dream house in the newly-platted golf course neighborhood, Quail Creek, in the far northwestern stretches of Oklahoma City, they turned to OU architecture professor Herb Greene, who was wrapping up his six-year career in Norman before moving on […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photos by Bob Bowlby, modern-day photos by Lynne Rostochil, blueprints courtesy Dr. Larson Keso. If you’re driving along NW 50th just west of Hefner Parkway, you’ve probably noticed what looks like a duo of cozy, pitched rock buildings hiding at the back of the lot behind tall, protective trees. If you’re like […]
by Lynne Rostochil During his years as an architecture professor at OU, Dean Bryant Vollendorf also regularly contributed designs to the New Homes Guide, a bi-annual publication featuring all kinds of residential plans for potential buyers wanting to construct their own home. While many of the guide’s designs are pretty generic and sedate, Vollendorf’s are much […]
by Lynne Rostochil There’s nothing more fun than going to someone’s book-filled house and scouring their library for interesting titles (and making a mental note to add said titles to my endless list of books to look for in the future). Well, not too long ago, I found myself hanging out in Koby Click’s office and […]