by Lynne Rostochil. Photos from her collection and from Googlemaps. A few years ago, I stumbled across an estate sale in The Greens on a sweltering summer day. It was in the afternoon and the place had been pretty well picked over … until I got to the garage. There, I found boxes filled with […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Last week, we learned that beloved OU architecture professor and Bruce Goff scholar, Arn Henderson died after being ill for about a year. Here’s his obituary: Arnold “Arn” Glenn Henderson, FAIA, passed away on June 27, 2019. Arn was Professor Emeritus of the University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture. […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Program from her collection. To get you in the spirit for this year’s annual standoff between OU and OSU, here’s a little treat I picked up at a flea market recently: a program from the 1973 game. It was produced by OSU, so there’s a lot more material about the Stillwater school, […]
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 […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photos courtesy of the Oklahoma History Center. New photo by Lynne Rostochil. Named after the football formation made famous at nearby OU, the Split-T was an OKC institution for over 50 years and served the BEST onion rings and charbroiled hamburgers (make mine a chili cheese burger — with real, grated […]
text and photo by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. This year, we felt so lucky to be able to host the third annual Oklahoma Modernism Weekend (OMW) at the iconic Gold Dome in Oklahoma City. The building didn’t have air conditioning, water, or facilities, but no one seemed to mind a bit because, duh, it […]