by Lynne Rostochil. Catalog from Lynne’s collection. I have a few vintage catalogs featuring new home tours, such as the Parade of Homes, so I thought I’d pull one out and share it with you. This one is from the fall 1964 Parade of Homes tour and features some great eye candy. I’m including “now” […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Brochure from her collection, “now” photos from the Oklahoma County Tax Assessor website. If you enjoyed last week’s post featuring then/now views of homes that were on the 1961 Festival of Homes tour, you’ll be happy to see even more great homes that were included in the brochure. Check them out! Here’s […]
by Lynne Rostochil I spend a lot … I mean A LOT … of time trolling through the Oklahoman archives and doing research about buildings, architects, etc., but one of my very favorite things to do is lust over all of the great ads from old editions. I really love the holiday ads for everything […]
by Lynne Rostochil One of my favorite research resources is a 1964 phone book I found at a garage sale several years ago for a quarter, and I swear, I spend more hours looking through the great ads in the back of this now-battered slice of life from the mid 60’s than I do poring […]