McBirney Building 1929- 1969 The fascinating McBirney Building, more widely known as the Parker Building, has an extensive history to share. Dating back almost a century, the construction of this...
Emily is a two-time published author of "Abandoned Oklahoma: Vanishing History of the Sooner State" and "Abandoned Topeka: Psychiatric Capital of the World". With over two hundred published articles on our websites. Exploring since 2018 every aspect of this has become a passion for her. From educating, fighting to preserve, writing, and learning about history there is nothing she would rather do.
McBirney Building 1929- 1969 The fascinating McBirney Building, more widely known as the Parker Building, has an extensive history to share. Dating back almost a century, the construction of this...
These are the five Red Ridge Mansions that sit in the middle of Oklahoma City, three abandoned and soon to be restored and two lived in. Grandson of R.J. Edwards, George spoke with us during a tour...
According to the satellite imagery, the TexomaLand Fun Park has been bringing fun in the sun to Southern Oklahoma and Northern Texas since at least the 1980s. Offering tons of activities like mini...
Establishing the Second Skullyville Jail This unsuspecting Skullyville County Jail now sitting alone in a field in Panama Oklahoma was once a thriving center. This land used to be the Skullyville...
Allegedly built in 1954, the Leon School while huge in size is no different than any other small town school. It is a building of community, service and pride. With school carnivals, pie suppers and...
The Darlington Agency Jail and others like the Wichita Agency Jail were established at Indian Agencies mostly as holdover cells. The Darlington Agency was established in El Reno in 1860-70. The jail...
This is the original Kaw City Jail, now located in Perry Oklahoma at the Cherokee Strip Museum. Kaw City was founded in 1902 before Oklahoma became a state on the oxbow bend of the Arkansas River. It...
The Okeene Jail was celebrated when it was finished in May of 1917. Apparently the town had needed a new city jail badly according to the papers. The community came together to make it happen with...
The Valliant Jail is in my opinion one of the most fun to take the family out on a trip to. Built in 1926 there is no doubt this historic jail holds many tales, some documented, most not. The...
The Cement Jail was constructed in the 1920s, based on Sanborn Maps it was not present in the town in 1920. According to OHS the jail was built before 1930, giving us a nine year period to assume...
The Billings Jail sits alone in the disappearing town of Billings. It is one of the prime examples of a calaboose in Oklahoma, a remnant of pioneer days passed. Its stories are hidden away, yet to be...
The exact date of when the Depew Jail was constructed is unknown at this time, but what can be said is that it predates 1930 in construction. Read along to some of the amazing stories I found...
Work on the new State Office Building in Tulsa was approved in 1973 and construction swiftly began on the massive new complex. But the early days of its inception didn’t come without...
There was a Hinton Jail that was constructed sometime between 1909 and 1916 according to Sanborn maps. This jail is in the same location of the one on the Sanborn Maps. But newspaper articles detail...
The Hallett Jail sits alone in the disappearing town being consumed by trees. It is one of the prime examples of a calaboose in Oklahoma, a remnant of pioneer days passed. Its stories are hidden...
The Longdale Jail is very similar in construction to that of the Cache Jail. It is made of blocks, with two cells and has been repurposed into a utility building of some sorts. It is one of the prime...
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