EnidBuzz posted an ad for an apartment. Looks like an uninteresting but solid unit. The rental is $750, which is NOT hyperinflated. Back in 1980 an apt like this would be $350, and overall inflation is x2 since then. The address rang a bell, so I googlemapped it. Sure enough, the lot was formerly occupied by a house, and the apt owner didn’t bother to hide the leftovers.
The original house was the last house on Broadway before Phillips, and it was architecturally unique. A basic bungalow with some trapezoidal elements, giving it a sort of “Egyptian” look. When I lived near there in the 70s, sculptor Tasso Pitsiri rented the trapezoid house as his studio. Tasso was one of Enid’s many cherished eccentrics. He drove a Citroen for the total Euro package. Like Loewy, he understood the need for a bit of public drama, and also like Loewy he produced some truly memorable works.
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Later: Enid was missed by yesterday’s tornados, just got a big rain. Touchdowns all around, in Helena, Bison and Covington, but not Enid. Barnsdall and Bartlesville were hit hard, and some familiar parts of OKC got 100 mph straight winds.
Polistra's Mill 