Located in Oklahoma City’s “church row” The center for Design Arts began it’s life as the First Church of Christ Scientists. It was constructed in phases between 1914 and 1918...
Located in Oklahoma City’s “church row” The center for Design Arts began it’s life as the First Church of Christ Scientists. It was constructed in phases between 1914 and 1918...
Meridian received its name from the Indian Meridian on which it is located. This line is used as the main street and also separates the town into two townships. The west half being in Bear Creek...
Shamrock Oklahoma began as a small farming town and area. The post office of Shamrock was established on July 9, 1910; the first postmaster was James M. Thomas. Thomas was responsible for making the...
The abandoned Truman elementary school caught fire today. Closed for nearly 20 years its fate is definitely sealed. “There was somebody with fireworks and then I saw the smoke coming out of the...
Fallis was an unusual little town. Located in a wooded area and “on a long red hill,” it became an agricultural center, a railroad town, and an oil community. More importantly, however...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Dowell Center was built in 1926-1927 and started it’s life as the Petroleum Building. At that time, It was the tallest structure in Oklahoma City at 18 stories. In 1931, the Ramsey Tower...
In 1909 John Bernard Klein founded the J. B. Klein Iron and Foundry Company in Oklahoma City. The company advertised foundry work of all types, including ornamental iron, brass work, wire, stairs...
In Oklahoma City the first club was formed in October of 1889 when the wives of leading merchants met at the home of Captain Stiles to form the Philomathea Club. Drawing its name from the Greek for...
The Hudson Refinery site is a 200-acre, abandoned, crude oil refinery that was active from 1922 to 1982. Located north and south of State Highway 33 on the west side of Cushing, the North and South...
The Santa Fe Cushing Depot was built about 1918 and abandoned in the 1980s. When rail service disappeared, the rails were ripped up and there was talk of tearing down what some say is the “best...
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