Adieu, Arn Henderson
by Lynne Rostochil. Last week, we learned that beloved OU architecture professor and Bruce Goff scholar, Arn Henderson died after being ill for about a year. Here’s his obituary: Arnold […]
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Mid-Century Modern on Preservation Oklahoma’s Most Endangered Places List
by Lynne Rostochil. After the recent battles we’ve been facing trying to landmark the First Christian Church and save the Central National Motor Bank, it has been heartening to know […]
A History of Oklahoma’s Mod Domes, Part 1
text and photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. Vintage photos from the Oklahoma History Center and Lynne’s collection. During the Oklahoma Modernism Weekend, I put together a presentation devoted […]
From Mies to Oklahoma Mod: The Life and Legacy of Robert Lawton Jones
by Lynne Rostochil. To say that Bob Jones enhanced Oklahoma’s architectural landscape with his visionary designs is an understatement. Simply put and with no exaggeration at all, he was a […]
Oklahoma’s Existing Route 66 Signs
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. Recently, I was hunting around the internet looking for a comprehensive list of all of Oklahoma’s Route 66 signs and […]
Visiting the Jet-Age Tulsa International Airport in Architectural Record Magazine
by Lynne Rostochil. photos by Julius Shulman. As the 1960s dawned, jet airplanes were just becoming a thing and one of the very first airports designed specifically for jet travel […]