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The 2019 Oklahoma Modernism Weekend Mod Home Tour

by Lynne Rostochil. After every Mod Home Tour, I find myself driving home with a giant smile on my face thinking that it’s the best one yet and there’s no way we can top it … and every year, I’m surprised that we pull off an even more spectacular tour with a truly amazing collection […]

Modern Details: Caudill Rowlett Scott and Warr Built Homes

by Lynne Rostochil.  photos courtesy of Googlemaps, Oklahoma History Center, and Lynne Rostochil. A few days ago, Terri started a great discussion on the Okie Mod Squad Facebook page about several modest mod carported homes located on N. Miller between NW 47th and NW 50th.  Here are a couple of examples: And a couple with […]

God Mod: St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church

text and photos by Lynne Rostochil Last week, Robyn wrote about A. Blaine Imel’s Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer in Cushing and mentioned another A-frame beauty, St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Pauls Valley.  Since few know of this off-the-beaten-path church, I thought I’d share some photos of it that I took a couple of years ago. […]

Tropicana Village: Your “Oasis in the City”

text and photos by Lynne Rostochil In early 1960, builder Royce Brown began advertising a new development in the burgeoning suburb of Bethany called Tropicana Village:   Located at NW 28th and Council, the neighborhood would consist of modest ranches in an area “free from an over-abundance of residences” — in other words, it was […]

On the Market: A Time Capsule in Bethany

text and photos by Lynne Rostochil I was out and about over the weekend taking some photos for what was going to be this week’s Mod Blog entry when I stumbled upon another great time capsule, this time in Bethany.  So, I’m putting the original post on hold and devoting today’s blog to this beauty since […]