by Lynne Rostochil. Go here to read Part 1 of the Southwest Sweepstakes story. Tuesday, April 20th dawned bright and warm in Oklahoma City and provided the perfect spring weather for the kickoff of the highly anticipated Southwest Sweepstakes. I imagine that classrooms and offices were very near vacant that morning as thousands drove or […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Okay, I’m going to start off with a caveat — there’s isn’t one thing mid-century modern about this Mod Blog series. Try as I might, I just couldn’t make any connection to anything mod, but this is such a fascinating and little-known piece of Oklahoma City history that I think you’ll […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Now that you know all about getting to Cuba, thanks to last week’s Mod Blog, it’s time to check out all of the pristine mid-century modern architecture you’ll be inundated with when you go. In fact, I cannot even tell you how much mid-century modern architecture is in and around that glorious […]
by Lynne Rostochil. As many of you know, a group of us took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Cuba in March, and since then, a lot of people have asked me how they can go, too, especially with all of the restrictions the Trump administration continues to implement to discourage travel there. Of course, you can […]
text and photo by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. This year, we felt so lucky to be able to host the third annual Oklahoma Modernism Weekend (OMW) at the iconic Gold Dome in Oklahoma City. The building didn’t have air conditioning, water, or facilities, but no one seemed to mind a bit because, duh, it […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil Other than finding a mid-mod building I’ve never seen before, there is nothing that delights me more than driving along and stumbling upon a well loved classic car that is still in daily use. I thought I’d share a few of my favorite “wild” finds with you this week. […]