Jun 29, 2020
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...
Jun 28, 2020
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...
May 18, 2020
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...
Oct 22, 2019
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...
Oct 22, 2019
Leo Sanders Collection Background: Leo C. Sanders was born in Union City, Oklahoma (south of El Reno), on April 2, 1894. He worked his way through the University of Oklahoma, earning his degree in civil engineering in 1920. A laborer at 19, a general contractor sought...
