Oct 1, 2012
October is “Haunted Heartland” month at Abandoned Oklahoma. With Halloween approaching fast, we figured why not do something special. So, during the month of October, we will be featuring the scariest places in Oklahoma. We are not ghost hunters, and don’t have any special equipment, but some of the places we have been do come off as pretty...
| Location Class: •School •Church •Ghost Town •Hospital |
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Oct 1, 2012
Camp Red Rock, a Girl Scout camp in Binger Oklahoma, has been around for numerous years as well as a good deal of astounding memories. Built in 1946 and opening in the mid 50′s, the camp was relatively small and could only hold a handful of girls. In later years more money was donated to the camp, allowing several new buildings to be constructed. ...
| Location Class: •Commercial •Residential •Government |
| City: •Binger |
| Photographer: •FriendlyMic |
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Jun 20, 2012
John Marshall opened in early 1950 to serve the need for a high school in the ever-growing suburbs in far north Oklahoma City. In comparison to other high schools built by the OKCPS at this time it was considered the best. It features 2 gyms, tennis courts, football fields, and an auditorium. It thrived well into the 1970′s until the surrounding area...
| Location Class: •School |
| City: •Oklahoma City |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •FriendlyMic |
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May 23, 2012
Presbyterian missionaries first appeared in the Atoka area in the 1840s and by 1883 the Presbyterian Church was established in the region. In 1897, the congregation built a wood frame meetinghouse on the outskirts of town, which they utilized until 1907.
The current church site was acquired and construction begun on this version of the church in 1912. It was...
| Location Class: •Church |
| City: •Atoka |
| Photographer: •FriendlyMic |
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Apr 30, 2012
This single-story building was built in 1968, was last used in 1996, and contains approximately 11,383 square feet of space. The building is situated on approximately 5.1 Acres. The former nursing home includes 29 resident rooms and 4 baths. Resident rooms are 10-feet by 17-feet in size. Pawnee Care Center was a nursing home located in a small neighborhood. It...
| Location Class: •Residential •Hospital |
| City: •Pawnee |
| Photographer: •FriendlyMic |
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Apr 28, 2012
Stewart Metal Fabricators, also reffered to as W.H. Stewart Co, opened in 1934. SMF came to a sudden close in 2000 because their contractor stopped funding them. Currently the building is owned by somebody that wants to tear down these old building and turn them into apartments. It will be interesting to see what he does with it. Currently the building is used...
| Location Class: •Industrial •Commercial •Railroad |
| City: •Oklahoma City |
| Photographer: •FriendlyMic |
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Mar 9, 2012
Oklahoma’s three major interstates converge near downtown Oklahoma City where I-35 and I-44 intersect I-40 at either end of a four-mile stretch known as the Crosstown. The original Crosstown was built about five blocks north of I-40’s new alignment through downtown Oklahoma City.
Completed in 1966, the original three-lane I-40 Crosstown was designed to carry...
| Location Class: •Industrial •Commercial •Government |
| City: •Oklahoma City |
| Photographer: •FriendlyMic |
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Feb 21, 2012
In 1972 The L.E. Rader Detention Center opened in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. Over the years several laws were passed regarding juvenile centers such as Rader. Due to one of the laws passed in 1974 Oklahoma facilities could not accept grants, therefore shielding the state from federal scrutiny.Years later in 2005, U.S. Justice Department officials and experts...
| Location Class: •School •Residential •Government |
| City: •Sand Springs |
| Photographer: •Billy! •FriendlyMic |
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Feb 7, 2012
Even though Mount St. Mary’s isn’t abandoned, it does hold quite a bit of history. There is a whole floor that isn’t used, and, for lack of a better word and for our purposes, has been abandoned. The 4th floor has been rumored to be home to a ghost. ”Yes there is a ghost, A little old nun lives up here,” Mrs. DeNegri said....
| Location Class: •School •Residential •Church |
| City: •Oklahoma City |
| Photographer: •FriendlyMic |
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Jan 16, 2012
Update! Sunset is now torn down!
Sunset elementary school was built in early 1960 and opened to enrollment in the summer of 1960. It was constructed to serve the overcrowded Ridgeview elementary in the east side of the Village. It is 19,000 square feet and has about 9 acres surrounding it. The OKCPS declared it surpuls in 1984 because of low enrollment. The City...
| Location Class: •School |
| City: •Oklahoma City |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •FriendlyMic |
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Jan 3, 2012
Dunjee All-School-Association or Dunjee Negro School System began in 1947. The area was known as Green Pastures at this time and had an elementary school, middle school, high school and a large field house shared by all three schools. The residents of the Dunjee area had long suffered at the hand of segregation in Oklahoma. Before 1963 it was part of the Choctaw...
| Location Class: •School |
| City: •Spencer |
| Photographer: •FriendlyMic |
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Dec 21, 2011
Established in 1953, it opened as a Steel Foundry called Dalton Precision. Locals complained that Dalton would leave steel dust through the air that would ruin the paint on your car. It was later bought out by Robert Evans in 1980.
Other than that, there’s not a lot that can be said about Evans. It was an industry that produced oil drums back in the...
| Location Class: •Industrial •Commercial |
| City: •Cushing |
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Dec 19, 2011
Many people in Yukon, Oklahoma pass around several rumors as to the actual identity of the place. Some say it’s an insane asylum; some say it was a haunted church. Many kids today claim to know exactly what it is, but then again, they only go at night and assume the worst. In reality, after digging through old files and asking the next door neighbor,...
| Location Class: •Residential •Hospital |
| City: •Yukon |
| Photographer: •FriendlyMic |
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Dec 16, 2011
Opening as a middle school in 1928, Sunnyside was built on donated land. The piece of land that was donated specifically for use as a school. The school was closed in the 1970′s due to low enrollment. Since the property is no longer being used as a school there is a dispute as to the ownership of the property.
| Location Class: •School |
| City: •Oklahoma City |
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Nov 17, 2011
The Walcourt building was built in 1927 by architect Joe Davis and builder Charles G. Beveridge and opened as an apartment building by its original owner, H.E. Musson. The 9,378-square-foot, two-story red brick building was designed in a Jacobethan Revival style of architecture.
In 1982, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic places. At the...
| Location Class: •Residential |
| City: •Oklahoma City |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •Billy! |
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Nov 16, 2011
Not much can be said about this location other than it’s a nursing home that came under fire from the health board for possible abuse and various code violations. There are several articles on NewsOK.com that give a bit more overview.
Whispering Pines Nursing Center’s closing leaves many in shock
Residents of Whispering Pines Nursing Center and their...
| Location Class: •Residential •Hospital |
| City: •Norman |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •Billy! |
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