by Lynne Rostochil If you haven’t guessed by now, I really love vintage brochures and have quite a collection of them. One of my favorites is this information-packed gem produced by Nuway Cleaners that provides a great slice of life into Oklahoma City of 1956. Enjoy!
by Lynne Rostochil, photos credited below The sad news of the closing of our cherished Charcoal Oven had one giant silver lining when the one and only Charles Phoenix hopped a plane for one last visit to what he calls the best independent burger sign in the country. I have to agree: (Sherry Spencer) Charles sponsored […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos by Lynne Rostochil and Rebecca Avey. Almost everyone who knows OKC well and loves mid-century modern architecture has discovered this hilltop beauty overlooking Denniston Park near NW 23rd and Drexel. For years, the home has been somewhat obscured by overgrowth, but it’s looking great today thanks to Rebecca and Kenneth Avey, who bought […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Brochure from Lynne’s collection. Awhile back, I ran across one of the most beautifully illustrated booklets I’ve ever seen and much to my delight, it was one dedicated to the future Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center (now the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum) in OKC. The brochure was put together […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Spring is here and that means that it’s nearly time for the annual Festival of the Arts downtown. To celebrate the festival’s return to its original home in Bicentennial Park (formerly Civic Center Park), I thought it would be fun to show vintage photos of its early years in the park and after […]
by Lynne Rostochil Last week, a few Squadders were in Palm Springs for Modernism Week and attended a lecture about George Nelson. The presenter mentioned that this iconic designer created a gas station for Kerr-McGee, which was built somewhere in OKC (click for a larger view): The caption with the photo on the George Nelson […]