Officers & Founding Members

Officers & Founding Members Officers Steve Lackmeyer President Steve Lackmeyer is an award-winning reporter and columnist who started his career at The Oklahoman in 1990. Since then, he has won numerous awards for his coverage, which included the 1995 bombing of the...
Steve Lackmeyer Collection

Steve Lackmeyer Collection

Steve Lackmeyer Collection Background: Steve Lackmeyer is the founding president of Retro Metro OKC and authored five books on Oklahoma City history (Bricktown, and OKC Second Time Around, Skirvin, Operation Scissortail and Cornerstone with co-author Jack Money). The...

OKC Vintage Restaurant Collection Documents

OKC Vintage Restaurant Collection Documents Skirvin Room Service Menu – Kyle Anderson Skirvin Relocation Guide – Kyle Anderson Glen’s Hik’ry Inn Menu – Kyle Anderson Christophers Menu – OHS Howard Johnson Menu Biltmore Hotel Coffee...

Welcome to Retro Metro OKC 2.0

It’s a tribute to the website’s original creator, Justin Tyler Moore, that we were able to cruise along for so long with a site that first debuted in 2010. The site reflected its founders, a group of people with assorted backgrounds but a shared interest in making our...
OKC Vintage Matchbook Collection

OKC Vintage Matchbook Collection

OKC Vintage Matchbook Collection Background: Step inside the Skirvin Hilton Hotel, Balliet’s or any trendy restaurant, and chances are there will not be any customized matchbooks provided by the host. But throughout much of the 1900s, matchbooks were commonplace...