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 […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos from the Oklahoma History Center and Googlemaps. Who would have thought that this bland building in Capitol Hill … was once a very mod and gleaming Kress store with a funky zig zag roof: S.H. Kress started the five-and-dime chain in 1896 and by the time this building was constructed in […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos by John Margolies courtesy of the Library of Congress. Other photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. I can’t wait to show you the rest of the Oklahoma photos by prolific roadside architecture and sign photographer, John Margolies that I found on the Library of Congress website. So, let’s get started! […]