by Lynne Rostochil. Certainly one of the quirkiest pieces of OKC ephemera I’ve ever found is the subject of this week’s Mod Blog, a cat-alog for the 1957 Oklahoma Cat Club show. In 1957, the Oklahoma Cat Club was just two years old and this was just the second kitty event they ever hosted. From […]
by Lynne Rostochil. I always love getting a great vintage gift and my pal, Koby Click, who owns Space. 20th Century Modern, recently dropped by and presented me with a cool booklet that was published in 1969 by the long defunct Oklahoma City Times. This booklet is a treasure trove of plans and building projects […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Brochure from Lynne’s collection. Although Lloyd Wright lived in the looming shadow of his much more famous father, Frank Lloyd Wright, the younger architect created many incredible designs of his own, including the stunning Wayfarer’s Chapel in Palos Verdes, CA: He also designed the gorgeous but somewhat creepy Sowden House in Los […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Brochure from Lynne’s collection. While rummaging through a pile of vintage ephemera at an antique store in Perry a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon this fabulous Ford brochure from 1959 touting the all-new station wagons in such cheerful colors as Wedgewood Blue and April Green. The brochure made me so giddy […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photos from the Oklahoma History Center, brochure from Lynne’s collection. One piece of quirky OKC history that has long fascinated me involves the sonic boom tests that occurred here over 50 years ago. Yes, our lovely metropolitan area was selected to determine how the sonic boom would affect everyday life, so […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Brochure from Lynne’s collection. Two weeks ago, we reviewed three schemes proposed by the OU School of Architecture for low-cost, multi-family housing as part of Urban Renewal in Oklahoma City. Go here to review Part 1 of this post. Today, let’s look at a fourth scheme and other goodies in the report. […]