by Lynne Rostochil. Photos from her collection and from Googlemaps. A few years ago, I stumbled across an estate sale in The Greens on a sweltering summer day. It was in the afternoon and the place had been pretty well picked over … until I got to the garage. There, I found boxes filled with […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Each year since 1956, Architectural Record (AR) has compiled the best house designs throughout the country into one fabulous “Houses of (year)” issue. In 1968, the dramatic Sorey House in the heart of Belle Isle was among “twenty of the finest new architect-designed houses” that year. The 3,800 sf home was […]
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 Awhile back, I was doing some online research and stumbled across the Retro Rockets blog, which is devoted to all things mid-century modern. In 2014, the blog featured several designs from the 1956 Parade of Homes Plans and #15 was OKC’s own Electri-Living House designed by R. Duane Conner — we devoted a […]
by Lynne Rostochil, brochure from Mike Brown’s collection Awhile back, Mike showed me this great booklet from 1958 celebrating the opening of the iconic Citizens State Bank at NW 23rd and Classen, and he very kindly let me scan it for all to see. I’m so in love with all of the illustrations I can’t stand it […]