by Lynne Rostochil At one time, there were dozens of Thunderbird Motels around the country — here’s one I found in Treasure Island, FL a few years ago: In fact, there have been so many Thunderbird Inns, Lodges, Motels, Motor Courts, Hotels, etc., that there’s a large group on Flickr devoted exclusively to them: https://www.flickr.com/groups/thunderbird_lodge/ I […]
by Lynne Rostochil, brochure and postcard of Voyager Inn from her collection, photos of signs from the Oklahoma History Center’s OPUBCO collection In the mid-’50s, the crossroads of the newly expanded Lincoln Boulevard and NE Expressway seemed like a great place to add to the conglomeration of motels strewn along the road headed toward the […]
by Lynne Rostochil It seems that there’s no limit to the great mid-century, Oklahoma-centric goodies to be found at local estate and garage sales. Here’s another of my favorite finds that I uncovered in a jam-packed garage a few years ago in a box filled with old kids’ drawings, craft magazines, and other ephemera. And what a find it […]
After seeing the brochure I have about the Lake View Country Club when it was newly built, Retro Metro OKC member, Norman Thompson, sent me his fascinating collection of ephemera from the club that dates to the 60′s and 70′s. Here’s a brief recap of some of the images in the brochure (you can find […]
by Lynne Rostochil One of the best things about being a member of the Mod Squad is meeting other people and hearing about their crazy collections of mid-century goodies, from old TVs to designer chairs to vintage textiles to playing cards. Playing cards? Heck yeah, playing cards. Back in the day (whenever that was), many […]
by Robyn Arn Like many of you in the Mod Squad, I am a collector of ephemera. Paper items like post cards, pamphlets, programs, (well, you name it) have come into my collection over the years, both as personal fetishes and as items to resale when I was a regular eBay seller. It’s so […]