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Ghosts of Oklahoma City

text and photos by Lynne Rostochil As a photographer, I love to snap all kinds of things -- people, architecture, abandonment, old cars -- but perhaps most of all I love to photograph old and weathered painted signs that grace mostly brick buildings.  These...

Century Chest Then and Now

by Lynne Rostochil Last week, members of Retro Metro OKC got a sneak peek at some of the Century Chest goodies that were excavated recently from the First Lutheran Church downtown.  Among the items that were so carefully packed in the chest back in 1913 were 50 copies...