Lynne's Lens
Googie Junior High
Roosevelt Junior High
SW OKC
Designed by Hudgins-Thompson-Ball
1960
Lots of concrete block and Googie-style steel beams set this school apart from other, more blandly designed learning institutions in the city.
This school replaced the old Roosevelt Junior High that was located on N. Klein St., an inner city school that was closed due to dwindling enrollment as the masses moved to the 'burbs. The old school was converted into an administration building for the OKCISD, and it's still used in that capacity today.
Hudgins-Thompson-Ball (HTB) designed a lot of schools and state buildings from the 50's onward. In fact, I've heard that after they got their foot in the door, it was difficult for other firms to get almost any kind of state-funded work without HTB also being involved.
Whatever the story is, I really like the design of this school and think that it looks as fresh and modern today as it did when it was built 50 years ago.
Googie Junior High
Roosevelt Junior High
SW OKC
Designed by Hudgins-Thompson-Ball
1960
Lots of concrete block and Googie-style steel beams set this school apart from other, more blandly designed learning institutions in the city.
This school replaced the old Roosevelt Junior High that was located on N. Klein St., an inner city school that was closed due to dwindling enrollment as the masses moved to the 'burbs. The old school was converted into an administration building for the OKCISD, and it's still used in that capacity today.
Hudgins-Thompson-Ball (HTB) designed a lot of schools and state buildings from the 50's onward. In fact, I've heard that after they got their foot in the door, it was difficult for other firms to get almost any kind of state-funded work without HTB also being involved.
Whatever the story is, I really like the design of this school and think that it looks as fresh and modern today as it did when it was built 50 years ago.