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Archive - June 2009

Arcadia School of Environmental Studies

Arcadia School of Environmental Studies

The Arcadia Elementary School has a rich history in the small town east of Edmond. When the school was built in 1950, it was a white-only school. When the all black school Dunbar merged with Arcadia...

Historic Route 66 Filling Station

Historic Route 66 Filling Station

No one knows for sure, but it is thought that the Historic Route 66 Filling Station was built in the late teens or early twenties. It had two pumps, one for regular gas and one for ethyl, which was a...

Lone Star Elementary School

Lone Star Elementary School

Located northeast of the city, the Lone Star school district included nine square miles, had only one school, and 130 elementary pupils. In 1964, voters of the district, opted to join the Oklahoma...

preachers wall mansion, archibald edwards mansion

Preachers Wall Mansion

The Preachers Wall Mansion is the first of three abandoned mansions, five total on the Red Ridge Mansions property. This was the home of Archibald C. and Sarah S. Edwards, Archibald was the son of RJ...

Lincoln Plaza

Lincoln Plaza

The Lincoln Plaza and Hotel became one of the most utilized and important areas for business in the Oklahoma City area. A place with stories of legendary status, including alleged secret stays by...

Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Tower

Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Tower

A little history on the MKT Railroad: When it incorporated in May 1870 the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad immediately acquired the Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch and its 182 miles (293 km) of...

Walter M. Harrison Park

Walter M. Harrison Park

According to City Council Resolution documents, 7.2 acres was purchased for the Walter M. Harrison Park through a grant authorized by Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 and more land was conveyed...

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