Designed by Coston Frankfurt & Short
1956
111 Harrison, OKC

The Oklahoma Publishing Company (OPUBCO), which also owned the Oklahoman and Times, started Mistletoe Express in 1931 to deliver the newspaper throughout the state.  Soon, other companies began using the shipping company and, by 1955, the business had outgrown its digs on NW 5.  The firm, Coston Frankfurt & Short was summoned to design a new office building and distribution/warehouse spaces.  The office building was especially impressive:

Unusual rungs jutted out from the perfectly lined-up windows:

Also, a very spage-age Oklahoma sculpture with arrows darting out in all directions from OKC adorned the front of the building:

Here’s a photo of the lobby area:

And another of the distribution center and warehouse:

Mistletoe called this complex home until going out of business in 1993.  The building remained vacant for awhile but was refurbished in 2007.  It is now home to the internet company, WaveLinx:

Vintage photos courtesy of the OPUBCO collection at the History Center.