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Visiting Cuba: A True Mid-Century Modern Mecca

by Lynne Rostochil. Now that you know all about getting to Cuba, thanks to last week’s Mod Blog, it’s time to check out all of the pristine mid-century modern architecture you’ll be inundated with when you go.  In fact, I cannot even tell you how much mid-century modern architecture is in and around that glorious […]

Celebrating 60 Years: A History of the First Christian Church, Part 2

by Lynne Rostochil After years of dreaming of a modern, youth-oriented church campus for his growing congregation, the First Christian Church’s pastor, Bill Alexander, secured 40 acres of prime real estate at NW 36th and Walker in 1946 to make his dream come true.  Now, it was time to get to work and make his […]

Celebrating 60 Years: A History of the First Christian Church, Part 1

by Lynne Rostochil.  Photos from Lynne’s collection and the First Christian Church archives. The following is an article I wrote for the OKC Gazette that was published 5/11/16.  I thought I’d include an extended version of the article along with a bunch of photos that weren’t in the paper here on the Mod Blog.   […]

More Roof Than Walls: The First Christian Church

by Lynne Rostochil, magazine from the First Christian Church collection Last weekend, Squadders Michael and Jennifer Hopkins and I had the rare opportunity to explore the abundant historical archives at the First Christian Church looking for goodies to show off at the Oklahoma Modernism Weekend in May.  This magazine was just one of the treasures […]