by Lynne Rostochil. After every Mod Home Tour, I find myself driving home with a giant smile on my face thinking that it’s the best one yet and there’s no way we can top it … and every year, I’m surprised that we pull off an even more spectacular tour with a truly amazing collection […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Do you ever wonder about the spaces mid century architects created for themselves? I do, too, and thought it would be fun to see where many of our favorites lived and worked over the years. Since we were so lucky to have a ton of very talented architects practicing throughout Oklahoma during […]
by Lynne Rostochil This is the third and final installment on the history of the iconic First Christian Church. Construction was completed just in time for Christmas services in 1956, and it was time to open the giant egg to the congregation and a very curious public. On its opening day on December 23, 1956, […]
by Lynne Rostochil After years of dreaming of a modern, youth-oriented church campus for his growing congregation, the First Christian Church’s pastor, Bill Alexander, secured 40 acres of prime real estate at NW 36th and Walker in 1946 to make his dream come true. Now, it was time to get to work and make his […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos from Lynne’s collection and the First Christian Church archives. The following is an article I wrote for the OKC Gazette that was published 5/11/16. I thought I’d include an extended version of the article along with a bunch of photos that weren’t in the paper here on the Mod Blog. […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos and ephemera courtesy of Lynne and Kirk Huffaker Since we had our last Mod Squad gathering at the Sallis house, a modest mod masterpiece designed by local architect, Fred Pojezny, I thought I’d devote this week’s blog to more of his beautiful designs. Pojezny (pronounced Poe-ez-nee) was a born in Oklahoma […]