by Lynne Rostochil Recently, I stumbled upon this very cool Route 66 guide at a local flea market. As far as I can tell, it was produced sometime in the early to mid 1950s, and it was distributed by various motels, restaurants, and gift shops all long the route. The guide was produced right here […]
by Lynne Rostochil Last week, I got to speak about Oklahoma’s mid-century modern architecture at the annual Oklahoma Preservation conference, which was held in lovely Enid this year. My topic was MCM Preservation Successes and Failures — fun stuff, except when I had to talk about the failures, of course. Here’s the presentation: […]
by Lynne Rostochil With the news that Bruce Goff’s Comer House in Dewey might soon find its way on the National Register of Historic Places, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of all of Oklahoma’s modern buildings that are currently on the Register. Because they are among my favorites, I’m also adding a […]
by Lynne Rostochil At one time, there were dozens of Thunderbird Motels around the country — here’s one I found in Treasure Island, FL a few years ago: In fact, there have been so many Thunderbird Inns, Lodges, Motels, Motor Courts, Hotels, etc., that there’s a large group on Flickr devoted exclusively to them: https://www.flickr.com/groups/thunderbird_lodge/ I […]
text, vintage postcards, and present-day photos by Lynne Rostochil. Other vintage photos credited within the text. Let’s pick up where we left off last week by taking a look at more of Oklahoma City’s lost signs. What a sad day it was when the iconic Carlyle Motel sign along old Route 66 came down earlier […]