by Lynne Rostochil. Photos from the OPUBCO collection at the History Center. About this time of year when I was a kid, I’d be counting down the days until I could escape the city and head to a far away land of magic and fun tucked into forested, rolling hills out in the country. In […]
by Lynne Rostochil It’s always a treat when a copy of The Chronicles of Oklahoma arrives. The quarterly journal put out by the Oklahoma Historical Society is always packed full of in-depth articles about every aspect of the Sooner State’s history, but this issue was a special treat since it profiled one of the true innovators […]
by Lynne Rostochil (Mike Brown collection) Tourists visiting the Oklahoma City National Memorial, site of the horrific 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building, often park in a lot conveniently located across the street at NW 5th and Robinson. Little do they know that they’ve parked on the site of one of Timothy McVeigh’s […]
Last week, we got a rare glimpse of mid-century life in Oklahoma thanks to Mike Brown’s great collection of 50’s and 60’s negatives. This week, the adventure continues with more of his great finds, so put your favorite version of “Holiday for Strings” on the hi-fi to get you in the appropriate, peppy 50’s mood, […]