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Norman Shares His Collection of Lake View Ephemera
After my post last week about the Lake View Country Club, Retro Metro member, Norman Thompson, sent me his fascinating collection of ephemera from the club that dates to the 60's and 70's. Here are some of his treasures, all of which make for some very interesting...
Upcoming Meetings, New Collections, and More
Retro Metro OKC took a bit of break during the summer - but planning is underway for some exciting additions to the website and fun gatherings this fall. First, a bit of a teaser for this fall - meetings are being set up now with the new owners of the Calvary Baptist...
Gracious Living at the Lake View Country Club
Located in the rapidly developing area just south of Lake Hefner, the sparkling new Lake View Country Club was well positioned to lure upwardly mobile, mid-century families moving into freshly built ranch houses in the Coronado Heights, Highland Hills, Wileman,...
When Is It OK to Erase a Historical Tribute?
What happens when history isn’t as pretty as we once thought? Tulsans are dealing with that very question right now, as some members of the community are demanding that the Brady District get a new name in light of revelations that the city father was once involved...
The Retro Metro OKC Blog
Welcome to Retro Metro Oklahoma City’s new blog. In the past few years since our organization was founded, we’ve accomplished much, but our efforts to regularly communicate and interact with the community we seek to connect with has been limited to Facebook and...