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A History of Oklahoma’s Mod Domes, Part 1

A History of Oklahoma’s Mod Domes, Part 1

text and photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. Vintage photos from the Oklahoma History Center and Lynne’s collection.   During the Oklahoma Modernism Weekend, I put together a presentation devoted to the surprising number of domed structures scattered throughout Oklahoma to go along with a tour of the always fabulous Gold Dome.  I thought I’d […]

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Roadside Oklahoma Through the Eyes of John Margolies, Part 1

Roadside Oklahoma Through the Eyes of John Margolies, Part 1

by Lynne Rostochil.  Photos by John Margolies courtesy of the Library of Congress.  Other photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. Photographer and author John Margolies spent much of his adult life, from 1969-2008, travelling around the country snapping photos of roadside architecture and signs that were, even then, rapidly beginning to disappear.  Googie motels, […]

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