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. Photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. Ever since we first heard that the potential new buyer of the First Christian Church property fully intends to knock down all of the buildings on the nearly 32-acre campus, the Okie Mod Squad has been hard at work trying to prevent that sad and […]
by Lynne Rostochil. On February 4th, we created a Change.org petition requesting the City Council to landmark the First Christian Church, which is for sale and is endangered. Since then, a lot of people have asked why it’s important to do this or they think that because it’s on the National Register, the church is […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. Last week, OKCTalk.com released a story about Braum’s plan to demolish the iconic Donnay Building, which is home to Charlie’s Records, the Drunken Fry, and the Hi Lo Club, along with the building in which the iconic Classen Grill is housed. Right away, the Mod […]
by Lynne Rostochil Photo by Julius Shulman Rumors have been swirling for the last few years that the Founders National Bank building, which is now a Bank of America branch, is endangered. We’ve been keeping a close eye on things and feel that now is the time to make everyone aware that the threat to this […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photo of Herman’s from the History Center collection, vintage photo of the Medical Tower by Bob Bowlby. If you think that 2015 was a bad year our our city’s architectural icons, 2016 might be even worse. The dreaded “MW” (Midwest Wrecking) has been spray painted on several buildings […]