by Lynne Rostochil. Brochure from Lynne’s collection. While rummaging through a pile of vintage ephemera at an antique store in Perry a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon this fabulous Ford brochure from 1959 touting the all-new station wagons in such cheerful colors as Wedgewood Blue and April Green. The brochure made me so giddy […]
by Lynne Rostochil. With a newly minted driver in the house, the topic of being safe behind the wheel has been at the forefront of many conversations with my teenager over the last year. I’ve also regaled him with stories of taking driver’s ed back in the early ’80s, where I had fun using ancient […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Brochure from Lynne’s collection. Awhile back, I ran across one of the most beautifully illustrated booklets I’ve ever seen and much to my delight, it was one dedicated to the future Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center (now the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum) in OKC. The brochure was put together […]
by Lynne Rostochil When Penn Square Mall opened in 1960, developers Jay Hickox, Jim Milligan, and Sidney Davidoff saw a golden opportunity to capitalize on all of the traffic streaming in from around the state and opened a motel within walking distance to encourage weary shoppers to rest a spell before returning home. The $750,000, 93-room […]