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OCPD Photo History: 1889-1907
Welcome to what may be one of the best single collection of Oklahoma City history - all from the archives of the Oklahoma City Police Department. Anyone interested…
Oct 14, 2011
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Stories filed under Attic from the classic okchistory.com collection.
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W.P. “Bill” Atkinson – Newspaper Publisher, Developer: Part Four
We begin Part Four of the Atkinson series by listening to the man himself. In this interview, brought online for the first time by OKC History with the…
Feb 12, 2011
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W.P. “Bill” Atkinson for Governor – Part Three of an Ongoing Series
W.P. Bill Atkinson was a success by any definition as America entered a period of economic expansion and innovation in the 1950s. Already a successful homebuilder, developer and…
Feb 3, 2011 · 1 contribution / comment
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W.P. “Bill Atkinson” – City Builder (Part two of an ongoing series)
(All photos courtesy of the Atkinson Center)W.P. Bill Atkinson was on the rise as the United States entered World War II in 1941. Not a bashful man, Atkinson…
Jul 29, 2010
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W.P. “Bill” Atkinson and the Oklahoma Journal
Several months ago we promised to tell the story of W.P. "Bill" Atkinson - the late publisher of the Oklahoma Journal, gubitorial candidate, earlyday homebuilder, and founder of…
Jul 18, 2010 · 3 contributions / comments
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Automobile Alley – Oklahoma City’s Original Car Row
We've written about Automobile Alley before, including a "then and now" sequence of photos showing the area right after the 1995 bombing of the nearby Alfred P. Murrah…
Jul 10, 2010
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Whatever Happened to Mr. Swiss?
The folks at Rainbow Chinese Restaurant seem nice enough. But this story isn t about Rainbow Chinese Restaurant it s about a mystery and the restaurant s building…
Jan 2, 2010 · 5 contributions / comments
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Cruising Down NW 23 – Part One
Once upon a time there was a depressed stretch of bungalows along NW 23... and then something magical happened. Watch this video... and then learn the rest of…
Dec 18, 2009 · 1 contribution / comment
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Master Cleaners
On the bustling Classen Boulevard, so many stories are awaiting to be told: the Milk Bottle Building, the original Classen Cafeteria, Rainbow Records, Kamps, the Gold Dome, and…
Dec 11, 2009
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Pody Poe and the “Casino” in Nichols Hills
Steve's note: Over 20 years reporting at The Oklahoman I've been blessed to meet people who were truly living history. Whether you like him or not, it's difficult…
Nov 18, 2009 · 1 contribution / comment
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Captain Marvel Visits Oklahoma City
[missing image]95DC9B0E-650A-4F1A-8116-42929BE7E4C8.jpgHEY KIDS! READ THIS RARE CAPTAIN MARVEL COMIC FOR YOURSELVES HERE!With World War II winding to an end, Captain Marvel was flying high as America s most…
Nov 11, 2009
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Jack Finds History at Oklahoma City’s Farmers Public Market
Jack Money recently enjoyed a guided tour of Oklahoma City's historic Farmers Public Market - a tour provided by proud owner Burt McAnally. What he discovered may surprise…
Nov 4, 2009 · 1 contribution / comment
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The Famous Twitty Burger
Southwest Monument at 7200 S Western may look pretty mundane these days, but once upon a time it was the launching pad for a major country-western recording artist…
Oct 17, 2009 · 3 contributions / comments
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Lincoln Plaza – A Fading Landmark
For 18 months, the sign outside the once grand Lincoln Plaza Forum simply read change is coming. But would the arrival of a new Ramada Inn flag in…
Sep 14, 2009
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Hell’s Half Acre
In the Feb. 23, 2008 issue of the Gazette Joe Wertz had an excellent story about "And Satan Came Also...", a book that blew open the seamier side…
Aug 3, 2009
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The Downtowner Archives
Don Rice was looking down in the dumps - even more so than usual. The grizzled old newspaper man had spent 30 years covering downtown Oklahoma City and…
Jul 21, 2009
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Jacques’ Last Meal
After a quarter century as one of Oklahoma City's most notable chefs, Jacques Orenstein was understandably bitter as he ended his career as a restaurateur. It was January,…
Jul 9, 2009 · 4 contributions / comments
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Eat at Ned’s Grill
By Buddy Johnson, Metropolitan Library System The photographer of this snapshot, looking south on Hudson towards Downtown from 12th Street, probably meant to capture the heavy snowfall shrouding…
Jun 18, 2009 · 2 contributions / comments
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The Last Deposit at the Western National Bank
By Buddy Johnson, Metropolitan Library SystemThe Richardsonian Romanesque building pictured here was known as the Masonic Temple when it was built about 1893 on the northwest corner of…
Jun 4, 2009
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Checking in at the Illinois Hotel
- Beginning with this post Buddy Johnson joins www.okchistory.com as a regular contributor. Ties between Buddy Johnson and Steve Lackmeyer go back to high school days and the…
May 14, 2009
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More Capitol Hill Memories: TG&Y
Once again, the southside club has helped us recreate a history that we are rapidly losing.During its heyday, and well into the 1970s, TG&Y was the retail giant…
May 4, 2009
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Southside Memories: Capitol Hill Drug Store
Just another faded memory. The building still stands - it's now it's a loan shop. Archive editor note (not part of the original article): Related History Archive stories:…
Apr 26, 2009
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Roscoe Dunjee: Fighter for Equality
Our ally in telling OKC History, Doug Loudenback, has established what might be the most authorative mapping of Deep Deuce yet.Now, we delve into how Deep Deuce came…
Apr 25, 2009
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You’re Not Really Going to Write About That, Are You?!?
Wait, hold on, hold everything. The image is kind of blury. Is that what we think it is? Surely Steve and Jack aren't going to write about that…
Apr 22, 2009
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Capitol Hill: Katz Drug Store
Can we bring balance not just to the Force, but also to OKC History? That's been the question as two admitted northside boys, Jack and I, have spent…
Apr 19, 2009 · 2 contributions / comments
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A Kerr McGee Mystery: The Service Scooter
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…
Feb 16, 2009
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The Petroleum Building
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…
Feb 15, 2009
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This Building Was Just Destoryed This Week
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…
Sep 17, 2008 · 2 contributions / comments
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The Braniff/KerMac Buildings
Could we lose these murals?NO one could be happier than we are that SandRidge Energy opted to move into Kerr McGee's landmark tower that's made up part of…
Aug 10, 2008
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First Interstate Tower?
First National Tower is a masterpiece admired by many, yet forgotten by all. Boatman's Bank, now just another forgotten acquisition in the Bank of America empire, gets the…
Aug 26, 2007