Category Archives: history
Edwin E. Foster’s Spiral Spring
One of my favorite tools is from the early 1960s and has been superseded by its cousins. My parents received it around 1963, when Mid-States Supply Company of Kansas City, Missouri opened a warehouse in Oklahoma City. It’s a metal … Continue reading
Molded for Play
Children’s toys usually require materials that are cheap and durable. My dad, who was born a century ago, recalled playing marbles with his cousins, mumblety-peg with a pocketknife, spinning tops, darts, yo-yos, jacks, and stilts. He later graduated to bean … Continue reading
Vintage TV
Life is all about change, and television technology, programming, and my own viewing habits have evolved significantly over the past half-century. As broadcast and cable television diminish in favor of streaming, and the optical disc fades away, I’m taking a … Continue reading
OKC 1970s Urban Renewal: A Myriad of Issues
Three months ago, Oklahoma City officials filed their plan to demolish The Myriad. Oh, yes, it was most recently known as Prairie Surf Studios, and back in 2002, 30 years after it opened, it had been renamed the Cox Business … Continue reading
The Lights are Out Along Hubcap Alley
One of my favorite tools is from the early 1960s: a metal roll-up yardstick that I inherited from my parents. I will delve into its design in a later post, but my preternatural curiosity has me chasing after a different … Continue reading
Meador Manor 