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Tulsa Second Presbyterian Church

Tulsa Second Presbyterian Church

From 1915-1917 the Tulsa First Presbyterian Church had grown substantially in numbers. Talks of opening up a second church came at the perfect time when large tracts of land just southeast of...

Burbank Hotel

Burbank Hotel

Like many other Osage County towns, Burbank Oklahoma had its upbringing through the discovery of oil in the 1920s. Discovered just north of the town by Ernest W. Marland, it was one of the best...

Creston Hills Elementary School

Creston Hills Elementary School

In the early 1930s the Creston Hills neighborhood development was well underway with more than 40 new homes already built. Construction on the neighborhoods had started to slow as the new...

Townley Dairy

Townley Dairy

The Townley Dairy was one of my first explorations and has proven to be one of my favorites. It has been abandoned since 1998. The cause of the abandonment isn’t as cool as some of the stories...

ahpeatone school

Ahpeatone School

The small brick building sitting in front of the empty shell of a gym was built in 1931 as the Ahpeatone School. This housed students K through 12 until a grade school was built later on to separate...

Earlsboro Church

Earlsboro Church of Christ

The start to this church starts like this, allegedly a local by the name of J.A. Ingram wanted to correct the “moral confusion” of Earlsboro by building a new church as a gift to the town...

Sooner Market

Sooner Market

Join us on an intriguing urban exploration adventure as we delve into the depths of an abandoned grocery store frozen in time. For over 15 years, this forgotten establishment has remained untouched...

Okfuskee Sunday School

Okfuskee Sunday School

Deep in the heart of Oklahoma lies an intriguing abandoned church—an Okfuskee Sunday school—shrouded in mystery. Join me on a journey back to a place frozen in time, where the echoes of the past...

Van-Sanford Apartments

Van-Sanford Apartments

Upon looking at the Van Sanford Apartments most wouldn’t suspect the rich history embedded within its almost 100-year-old walls. But as always history surrounds us, it surprises us and it shows...

Jewel Theatre

Jewel Theatre

Owned and constructed in July 1931 by Hathyel L. and Percy H. James the Jewel Theatre is the last remaining African American theatre left in Oklahoma City. Featuring buff brick it contained a...

Oklahoma Opry

Oklahoma Opry

Documentary Knob Hill Theater Come down and experience Oklahoma City’s newest and finest suburban movie theatre! Construction on the state-of-the-art facilities has been on-going since...

Canadian County Jail

Canadian County Jail

In March 1905, the Commercial Club submitted a petition to the County Commissioners requesting a new county jail. A month later a resolution was passed to erect a brand new jail but the location was...

Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base

Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base

Clinton Naval Air Station After eight months of construction on the alfalfa fields just south of Foss the war project was finally complete and the Clinton Naval Air Station was activated on June 1...

squaw drive in

Squaw Drive-In

The unfortunately named Squaw Drive-In Theater is located on Historic Route 66. The word is used as a slur towards indigenous people, why this name was chosen as the name is unknown but nevertheless...

okc jail

Oklahoma City Police Headquarters

The need for a brand new jail in Oklahoma City and Police Headquarters started being discussed in mid-1935. With a growing city in the middle of the midwest and full of outlaws and bandits, the need...

treasure lake job corps center

Treasure Lake Job Corps Center

Located in Southwestern Oklahoma sits the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, an ethereal landscape where one can be transported back into days of the Wild West. Before bustling cities filled with...

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