About Us

Despite what many Americans might perceive as an oxymoron, there actually is a Modern Oklahoma.
We are Rex and Jackie Brown from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Our aim here is to share our stories and photos from the unique places we visit in and around Oklahoma- and beyond.

In addition to traveling the country in search of Mid-Century marvels we are active in the historic preservation community. Jackie also enjoys gardening, editing my rambling prose and is quite the vegan chef. I am an avid motorcyclist and co-host the travel show Two Wheel Oklahoma.

Over time we hope to document the modern architecture we discover on our travels. Some still standing, some not so fortunate. By raising awareness of these gems from the "recent past" we hope to maintain and preserve modern architecture before it's lost forever.

We hope you enjoy it.

[email protected]

Wouldn't that look cool on a T-shirt?
Yeah. We thought so too!




Most Popular Posts

The Bruce Goff House in Vinita

Image
We were recently surprised to learn about a Goff-designed home just an hour away from Tulsa in Vinita, Oklahoma. Vinita is probably best known to OK Mod readers as the home of the Glass House on I-44, also known as (shudder) the World's Largest Largest McDonalds . Anywho, turned out the Goff house was on the market, and the owner was more than happy to let us have a look around. We took a short drive up the turnpike one Sunday afternoon to meet the realtor, snap some pictures, ask some questions and enjoy another one of Bruce Goff's unique creations. The home is known as the Adams House and was built in 1961. The 3,700 square foot home is arranged in a circular floor plan with a large sunken "conversation pit" at the center. Rising up from this pit is a large metal fireplace, its chimney surrounded by skylights, which dominates the entire house. Rooms surround the perimeter with folding accordion doors acting as walls. To maintain some semblance of privacy an inner
Read more

Visit to the Prairie Chicken House

Image
This unique house on the edge of Norman, Oklahoma is known to most as the prairie chicken house. Designed by Herb Greene in 1960, he preferred to call it simply the Prairie House .  Thanks to the  Prairie House Preservation Society  (PHPS) it is now possible for the public to experience one of Oklahoma's most unusual architectural treasures. 
Read more

Modern Surprise in Cushing

Image
Last summer we passed through Cushing, Oklahoma during a road trip searching for Lustron Homes in Oklahoma. We found the two Lustrons located in Cushing, then proceeded to cruise this once-bustling oil town. You should be glad we did! We turned off Highway 33 on Highland Avenue and proceeded south. At about 9th Place we found ourselves in the midst of a Mid-Century Mod haven. Low-slung ranchers were spread out alongside a small creek. The creek also provided space for a neighborhood park. It was a beautiful area and the homes are well kept. Turns out, many of these homes were designed by the late Blaine Imel. Born in Blackwell, Oklahoma, Imel grew up in Cushing and served with the Marines as a fighter pilot during World War Two. During the war he shot down 3 enemy planes, jumped off his aircraft carrier after it was kamikazied and earned numerous medals. After the war he studied architecture at OU under Bruce Goff, and that influence shows in the circular themes and organic shap
Read more