text and photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. Vintage photos from the Oklahoma History Center and Lynne’s collection. During the Oklahoma Modernism Weekend, I put together a presentation devoted to the surprising number of domed structures scattered throughout Oklahoma to go along with a tour of the always fabulous Gold Dome. I thought I’d […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil Just 10 miles east of Woodward sits the tiny farming community of Mooreland. With just 1,200 people calling Mooreland home, I was more than a little surprised to find so much mid-century modern architecture in this small hamlet that covers less than a square mile. Let’s start with the fabulously Streamline […]
by Lynne Rostochil Now that you’ve had a look at the entire Architectural Applications of Concrete in Buildings brochure, let’s see how the Oklahoma buildings mentioned in the document have fared since it was published in 1961. Pauls Valley High School, Pauls Valley. Designed by Jack L. Scott, 1960. To me, this was surely one […]
by Lynne Rostochil Last week, we posted about the thin shell wonder that is the First Christian Church in OKC, but there are several buildings around the state that are nearly as dramatic and just as beautiful that employed the same technique. Some pretty sexy MCM schools have been constructed throughout Oklahoma, from the groundbreaking […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Modern day photos by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photos courtesy of the Oklahoma State Fair and the OPUBCO collection at the Oklahoma History Center. This blog was originally posted in 2012. Over the years, I’ve found more photos and history about the fair and updated the post with that data in 2018. It’s […]