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 Now that you’ve had a look at the entire Architectural Applications of Concrete in Buildings brochure, let’s see how the Oklahoma buildings mentioned in the document have fared since it was published in 1961. Pauls Valley High School, Pauls Valley. Designed by Jack L. Scott, 1960. To me, this was surely one […]
by Lynne Rostochil Last week, we posted about the thin shell wonder that is the First Christian Church in OKC, but there are several buildings around the state that are nearly as dramatic and just as beautiful that employed the same technique. Some pretty sexy MCM schools have been constructed throughout Oklahoma, from the groundbreaking […]
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil Last week, Robyn wrote about A. Blaine Imel’s Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer in Cushing and mentioned another A-frame beauty, St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Pauls Valley. Since few know of this off-the-beaten-path church, I thought I’d share some photos of it that I took a couple of years ago. […]