by Lynne Rostochil. Certainly one of the quirkiest pieces of OKC ephemera I’ve ever found is the subject of this week’s Mod Blog, a cat-alog for the 1957 Oklahoma Cat Club show. In 1957, the Oklahoma Cat Club was just two years old and this was just the second kitty event they ever hosted. From […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photos from the Oklahoma History Center and the Vanished Splendor books. Menu and newer images from Lynne’s collection. At the same sale where I found the KWTV programming schedule I shared with you a couple of weeks ago, I found a cute kids’ menu from the famed and long-gone Glen’s Hik’ry […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Program from Lynne’s collection. Vintage photos courtesy of the Oklahoma History Center. While digging through a bunch of ephemera at a recent estate sale, I found an intriguing document: a program schedule from January 1955 for KWTV, now Channel 9. Let’s begin with a little history: The TV station was the brainchild […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photos from the Oklahoma History Center, brochure from Lynne’s collection. One piece of quirky OKC history that has long fascinated me involves the sonic boom tests that occurred here over 50 years ago. Yes, our lovely metropolitan area was selected to determine how the sonic boom would affect everyday life, so […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Brochure courtesy of Mike Brown. Photos from the OK County Tax Assessor website. I always love a good homes brochure, and Mike Brown at RetrOKC recently passed on one he found at an estate sale not too long ago. It advertises Ferguson’s Hill Crest Heights neighborhood, which is located between S. Kentucky […]
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 […]