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OKC’s Googie-licious (and Somewhat Stinky) North Penn Twin

by Lynne Rostochil.  Photos from the OPUBCO collection at The History Center. Oklahoma City was home to quite a few drive-in movie theaters during their mid-century heyday but none was more fantastically modern than the incredible North Penn Twin at NW 122nd and Pennsylvania.  In 1961, the Bartons, who owned over a dozen indoor and […]

The Dr. James Cole Dental Clinic and the Architectural Offerings of John G. York

text and photos by Robyn Arn unless otherwise noted When I lived in Norman in the ’90s, I found myself in need of a new dentist.  I was referred to Dr. Stephen Weichbrocht and knew it would be a good fit immediately upon my first visit.  His modest international style office building north of campus […]

Small Town Mod: Ada

text and photos by Lynne Rostochil Last week, I told you about some of the great mid-century architecture Ray James designed in Ada, but while we were tooling around town, I noticed quite a few buildings he didn’t design that I thought you might like to see.  The downtown area contains quite a few interesting […]