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Oklahoma City / County Historical Society
Stories, photos, and community contributions from the classic okchistory.com collection.
NEW VIDEOS! AND YES, LINDA IS BACK!Oh Linda, oh Linda, you were once always just a remote click away. We took you for granted. And then you were…
Almost two years ago Jack and I were treated to a somewhat "unauthorized" tour of the old Kerr McGee campus prior to its handover to SandRidge Petroleum. The…
Another building lost to the ravages of time? Not quite... the Petroleum Building still can be found in the downtown Oklahoma City skyline. You just have to look...Before…
The latest offering from Dennis Church's "Then and Now" collection - the former Federal Reserve Bank at 226 NW 10. To see what it looked like decades earlier,…
Yet another "then and now" from Dennis Church. This building is now part of the ongoing MidTown Renaissance project started by Greg Banta and being continued by Bob…
The Centennial may be long over, but Jack and I believe that Dennis Church's "then and now" photo collection should not be forgotten simply because it's now 2009.…
Longtime Oklahoma City residents remember TG&Y staying open through the 1980s, with a brief revival in the 1990s. But in reality, the Oklahoma City-based retailer's death began in…
It was d j vu all over again...The Oklahoman today (Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008) featured a story about the Zogby poll surveying outsiders - opinions of Oklahoma City.…
William L. Couch was born in North Carolina in 1850. Sixteen years later his family moved to Kansas. In 1880 Couch aligned himself with the Oklahoma Colony effort…
From the November issue of Distinctly Oklahoma:DEVON ENERGY - S NEW SKYSCRAPER[missing image]printButton.pngDEVON ENERGY - S NEW SKYSCRAPERChip MintyJon Pickard is not the type who spends time chasing…
Oklahoma City, in 1920, courtesy of the University of TexasThis week in 1963, builders came out in support of Oklahoma City's annexation program -- one that would take…
FIRST BOOK-SIGNING IS SET!Doug wants you to know it is his pleasure to invite you to attend his very first...FULL CIRCLE BOOK-SIGNING! When?Thursday, October 23, 2008, 6:30 -…
Election results kept civic leaders on the edge of their seats when it came to the Å Yes Ë Em All bond issues presented to Oklahoma City voters…
Yes, I'm not making this up. This building was standing across the street from the Gold Dome at NW 23 and Western Avenue until last week. But no…
Oklahoma Cityans who worked in the Cravens building -- today known as the Robinson Renaissance -- were forced to take the stairs, at least temporarily, when its seven…
September 6, 2008 - Gene Autry was, at one time, a superstar. The singing cowboy created a Christmas classic with "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and he…
Welcome to the all new okchistory.com. Your hosts, Steve Lackmeyer and Jack Money, are striving to provide the most comprehensive gateway to Oklahoma City's history. If you're researching…
By Steve Lackmeyer and Jack Money, Full Circle Press, 2006, in print, sold at locally-owned book stores and gift shops in Oklahoma City and at www.fullcirclebooks.com. The book…
By Allison Chandler and Stephen McGuire, published by Interurbans, 1980, not in print.Review by Doug Loudenback, www.dougdawg.blogspot.com Part of national "trolleys" series, this book covers trolleys and interurbans…
By Bob Burke, UCO Press, 2001 Review: A great Oklahoma history trivia question is, "Who has run for public office more than anyone else?" The answer is longtime…
By Jim Edwards and Hal Ottaway, Abalache Book Shop Publishing, 1985, not in print. Copies of all three Vanished Splendor books can be obtained online or at second…
By Jim Edwards and Hal Ottaway, Abalache Book Shop Publishing, 1983, not in print. Copies of all three Vanished Splendor books can be obtained online or at second…
By Jim Edwards and Hal Ottaway, Abalache Book Shop Publishing, 1982, not in print. Copies of all three Vanished Splendor books can be obtained online or at second…
The Vietnamese in Oklahoma City: A Study of Ethnic Change By Charles C. Muzny, AMS Press, 1989 I've not been able to find any information on this title…
By W.F. Kerr, published by S.J. Clarke, 1922 Review: Our friend Doug Loudenback has something better than just a review - he's got the whole book online. To…
By Odie Faulk, 1980, Western Heritage Books.Biography of Raymond Young, who along with Rawdon Tomlinson and Enoch L. "Les" Gosselin started TG&Y variety stores in Oklahoma City in…
By Clifford Earl Trafzer, University of Oklahoma, 1975. Biography of the Ardmore attorney who became Oklahoma City mayor and an Oklahoma Supreme Court justice Archive editor note (not…
By Bunky, The McMaster Printing Co., 1890 (reprinted in 1988). Reprints are widely available and sold for as little as $5.ESSENTIAL OKC HISTORY Review: Early day journalist "Bunky"…
By Charles Colcord, privately published by C. C. Helmerich, 1970Comments: This just might be the rarest OKC history book out there. One reference copy exists at the Ronald…
By Jim Derogatis, Broadway Press, 2006, in printReview:Chicago rock journalist DeRogatis (Let It Blurt) chronicles the Flaming Lips' 23-year journey from local oddities to nationally famous stars. Formed…