by Lynne Rostochil. Kids are bummed but parents are thrilled to get back into the school routine, so to celebrate, here are some vintage images from the OPUBCO collection at the History Center of school days of the past. New desk set up at John Marshall High School, 1950: These guys skipped out on six […]
by Lynne Rostochil Recently, Squadder Diane Coady posted an article about vintage Las Vegas pools on our Facebook page, and it gave me the idea of rummaging through the OPUBCO collection at The History Center to see what I could dig up of vintage poolside/aquatic life in the Sooner State. Lots o’ goodies, fortunately, so […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Vintage photos from the History Center collection, current-day photos by Lynne Rostochil Over 50 years after I.M. Pei revealed his plan for a modern downtown Oklahoma City, there are few fans of the Urban Renewal project that would see over 500 buildings obliterated to create “super blocks” of high rises, shopping centers, and a […]