Miller Theatre opened in May of 1947, the perfect start to summer with crowds gathering to see films. It was one of four movie theaters at the time but one of the more popular ones out of the...
Miller Theatre opened in May of 1947, the perfect start to summer with crowds gathering to see films. It was one of four movie theaters at the time but one of the more popular ones out of the...
Construction of the giant Oklahoma State Fair Speedway was completed in 1954. The speedway became a sizeable part of fair-goers activities for over half a century. In 1961, late model stock car...
When I first laid eyes on it, the Brookshire Motel was an empty shell of a roadside motel near 11th and Garnett. Although their old neon sign still stood, I’d never seen it lit. In fact, I’d never...
In the fifties and sixties, drive-ins brought in multitudes of families, classic car gurus, and teenagers for an outdoor movie experience like no other. The Airline Drive-In opened in July 1952 and...
The Redskin Theater opened on August 10, 1948, it was owned and operated by Cecil Duncan and was one of three in the town of Wetumka. Movie theaters and drive-ins were a hit during this time and the...
The Victorian-style, elaborate Goodholm House was the project of Swedish immigrant Andrew Goodholm. He was prominent in the Oklahoma City community being known as a builder, a city councilman, and...
Before and After Fire Pictures Below The Pernell School project was accepted by the WPA in October of 1940, $44,000 was set aside as funding for the new building and auditorium. Actual construction...
The small cowboy jail of Stilwell’s history dates back to the early 1910s. While the exact date of its construction was sometime between 1910-1914, it first showed up on existing fire insurance...
Article by Rhys Martin and Oklahoma Route 66 Association – Thank you for all you do! The Glancy Motor Hotel in western Oklahoma is gone. The last few years have been a roller coaster of hope...
Believer’s Fellowship Around 1980, the Believer’s Fellowship congregation’s only meeting place was in Graham Banquet Hall in downtown Pryor. A facility just for them was needed and...
Leland Clegg Memorial Methodist, later known as Lelang Clegg United Methodist Church, was named to honor Rev. Dr. Leland Clegg. Dr. Leland Clegg served the Oklahoma Conference for fourteen...
The four-story Black Apartments were named after and owned by E.R. Black. Built in 1920 for the residents of the growing town of Okmulgee, the job was not completed smoothly, a newspaper article...
On July 20, 1910 block 27 was bought from the Oklahoma Industrial Co. for $2,700 for a new school that would be known as Columbus Ward School. Originally supposed to be a two-story structure...
Little about the Checotah School is known other than it was built in 1927 on the Northwest side of Okmulgee. Although the year 1927-28 was said to be “the best in the entire history of Checotah...
Many in Yukon, Oklahoma passed around several rumors as to the actual identity of the place. Some said it’s an insane asylum; some said it was a church. Many thrill seekers claimed to know...
Opening It was determined that Topeka needed a mental institution around the 1870s, the state legislature would put up $25,000 under the condition that they wouldn’t have to buy the plot of...
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