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 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, […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil. On a recent girls’ trip to a secluded cabin in the eastern part of the state, I marked two great vintage signs off my must-see list — the deliciously Googie Isle of Capri, which has been a mainstay in Krebs since 1950: … and the stunning End of Trail Motel sign […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil It’s been a week since our architecture tour in Enid, and I still can’t get over some of the incredible buildings John and Kingkini Arend arranged for us to see. Enid is now high on my list of favorite mid-century modern architecture enclaves, that’s for sure, and to show […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil Some of our state’s best architecture lies far beyond big city limits in the small hamlets dotting Oklahoma’s countryside. Of course, Bartlesville and Norman come to mind when talking about small-town mod, but after touring some of Enid’s incredibly distinctive modern buildings last weekend, I’d have to rank the Wheat […]
text and photos by Robyn Arn and Lynne Rostochil (Both Robyn and Lynne have visited Kingfisher and Enid recently and found several mid-century gems along the way. Robyn’s contribution will be in normal type, and Lynne’s will be in italics.) A couple weekends ago I headed to Enid to check out some of the architecture […]