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Recent Developments in OKC … Circa 1970

by Lynne Rostochil.  I always love getting a great vintage gift and my pal, Koby Click, who owns Space. 20th Century Modern, recently dropped by and presented me with a cool booklet that was published in 1969 by the long defunct Oklahoma City Times. This booklet is a treasure trove of plans and building projects […]

Our Favorite Mod Blogs of 2015

by Lynne Rostochil Well, another year has flown by and many of us are taking a moment to reflect on the adventures, triumphs, failures, and challenges 2015 had to offer.  In that vein, we thought we’d also look back on the year and pick our top 10 favorite Mod Blogs of 2015.  Enjoy!   1. […]

Edgar Tafur and the Art of Mercy

by Lynne Rostochil, vintage photos from the OPUBCO collection at the History Center, catalog and current-day photos from the author Some of my favorite childhood memories include spending part of my summers every year hanging out with my grandmother and volunteering with her on Tuesdays at the newly built Mercy Hospital in the gift shop.  It […]

Art in Architecture: The Rendering — Part 2

by Lynne Rostochil Last February, we profiled some of the great renderings of Oklahoma architecture that we’ve stumbled across over the years.  Well, in the last year, we’ve found another batch of great drawings that you might be interested in, so take a look. Let’s begin with this stunning rendering that Mike Brown over at RetrOKC found at […]