Bradley Wynn

Bradley Wynn, author, free-lance writer, and urban archaeologist is a native of Oklahoma City. His love of history and involvement in Oklahoma's thriving film industry inspired him to discover more about Film Row after a brief glimpse into its forgotten past. Chancing upon a few images passed along from former Film Row employees, he became inspired to choose it as the subject of his book, Oklahoma City: Film Row, for Arcadia Publishing's Images of America Series.

A former state police officer, Wynn used forensic and investigative techniques to uncover the nearly lost story of Film Row. His efforts have supported the preservation and restoration of Film Row's building's and brought its past to life, as in his book, with rare and never before seen images. Bradley is an early advocate for the area and editor of the monthly newsletter The Row, where past and present developments about Oklahoma City's Film Exchange District and Historic Film Row are shared.

He is often seen along Film Row, where he has captured nearly 3,000 digital photographs of its development since 2003. His images will eventually be added to an historic collection about the Film Exchange business district. He has also compiled an historic timeline and business directory for the hundreds of film exchanges that once operated across Oklahoma City.

Today, Bradley devotes time to his family while remaining in law-enforcement with the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office. He also continues his Film Row research, while serving as an Assistant Scoutmaster and Merit Badge Counselor for the Boy Scouts of America and a member of the state's Catholic Committee for Scouting. His latest work is another Arcadia book, Oklahoma City: Midtown, slated for a 2013 release.