by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photos, unless otherwise stated, courtesy of the Oklahoma History Center. “Now” images from Googlemaps, the OK County Tax Assessor, and Lynne Rostochil. I was hoping to get this series finished before the Oklahoma Modernism Weekend, but since that didn’t happen, we’re continuing it now. If you need a refresher for the […]
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! […]
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, […]
by Lynne Rostochil I don’t think that many of us are going to regret seeing the nuttiest year in memory, 2016, in our rearview mirror, but before we breathe a big sigh of relief and hope that 2017 will be kinder, it’s time to pick our favorite blogs of the year. Here are our top […]
by Lynne Rostochil Last week, a few Squadders were in Palm Springs for Modernism Week and attended a lecture about George Nelson. The presenter mentioned that this iconic designer created a gas station for Kerr-McGee, which was built somewhere in OKC (click for a larger view): The caption with the photo on the George Nelson […]