text and photos by Lynne Rostochil. By the late 1950s, residential development was going strong all over town and one of the fastest growing neighborhoods was Coronado Heights, developed by James W. Reedy, R.W. Arnold, and Roger Brawley. The three envisioned a charming neighborhood comprised of over 500 homes with different architectural styles, which would […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil, except for the first image, which is from Nathan’s listing. Vintage images courtesy of the Oklahoma History Center. I’m feeling very tranquil and at-one with nature after visiting Sqadder, Nathan’s, recently listed home on five acres along NE Grand. It was really hard to believe that I was in […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil If you are like me and love to drive around neighborhoods looking for mid-century modern homes just for the fun of it, then you definitely know this beauty in one of the loveliest neighborhoods in the city, Forest Park. This home, located at 3500 E. Maxwell, has been the […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil. A few years ago, the Mod Squad was invited to tour the recently remodeled Troup-Barnes House that sits on a diagonal at the corner of Penn and Wilshire — go here to read all about it. The place was one of the few in the 1950s that was designed […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil There are so many things to love about this 1958 home that sits on a peninsula overlooking peaceful Parker’s Lake near Dolese Park. I mean, for one, it sits on a PENINSULA – duh – which means that every room of the home has a gorgeous view of the lake […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil. It’s not often that a one-of-a-kind mid-century modern in a reasonable price range comes on the market, but that is definitely the case with this modest mod in Wildewood Hills off of NE 63rd just east of Broadway Extension (not to be confused with Wildewood at NE 50th and […]