text and photos by Lynne Rostochil I have a real love for the ’70s — I adore the big-collared, obnoxiously pattered and colored fashions, the nutty history (think Pet Rocks), and the dance-all-night tunes. Yes, the decade seemed to have a real sense of humor, probably drug induced, about just about everything — I mean, how […]
by Lynne Rostochil When local orthodontist, Dr. Earl Cunningham, and his wife, Martha, decided to build their dream house in the newly-platted golf course neighborhood, Quail Creek, in the far northwestern stretches of Oklahoma City, they turned to OU architecture professor Herb Greene, who was wrapping up his six-year career in Norman before moving on […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photos courtesy Pam Keller, present-day photos by Lynne Rostochil Some of you might have dropped by this gem of a house on the 14th fairway of the Quail Creek Golf and Country Club course during an estate sale a few weeks ago — there was certainly a buzz about it on the Mod […]
by Lynne Rostochil Photo of Bob Bowlby by Judi Russell (courtesy Friends of Kebyar) At the end of the 1950s, Northwest Expressway was a dusty, rural roadway with few buildings other than Baptist Hospital and the Northwest Hi-Way Drive-In calling it home. As the city continued to expand northward and the ‘50s became the ‘60s, […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil When I heard that one of my favorite homes in north Quail Creek was on the market yesterday, I quickly lined up an appointment to check it out. From the realtor’s photos, this rustic mod looked like an impressive time capsule, and others must have agreed because we were the […]
Text and images by Lynne Rostochil If you’re in the market for a mid-century home, here are a few treasures that are currently (or will be) on the market around town. First up is a sprawling 1956 ranch on Maxwell Dr., on nearly an acre of land in Forest Park that I toured a few […]