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Signs o’ the Times in Small Town Oklahoma

February 17, 2017

text and photos by Lynne Rostochil. On a recent girls’ trip to a secluded cabin in the eastern part of the state, I marked two great vintage signs off my must-see list — the deliciously Googie Isle of Capri, which has been a mainstay in Krebs since 1950: … and the stunning End of Trail Motel sign […]

Searching for Modernism in Small-Town Oklahoma

February 5, 2015

by Lynne Rostochil, vintage photos of the Temple of the Rainbow Girls from the OPUBCO collection at The History Center, vintage photos of the Masonic buildings in Guthrie courtesy Bill Gumerson, current-day photos by the author One of my favorite pastimes is getting up early on a Saturday morning, grabbing my camera, heading with […]