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Nothing has come easy for Stage Center or for its supporters, it seems.Forty years ago, though, optimism blossomed as local headlines announced that internationally-renowned director and actress Margaret…
JANUARY 30, 2010 - Trying to get to the Central Avenue Bridge today is not the easiest of exercises, given the ongoing construction of the re-aligned Crosstown Expressway.But…
(Photo from Oklahoma Historical Society)It was moving day for hundreds of soldiers working at the Oklahoma City Air Depot this week in history, 67 years ago.Soldiers belonging to…
The Downtowner this week had a headline sure to grab attention in an economy that was clearly in a tailspin July 30, 1984: Å OG&E Sets $22 Million…
Writing about the Century Center Mall is easy for me - it's a part of my life. I was born a New York kid, rooting for the Mets…
The grass was certainly greener than a troublesome rail yard, but the turn to green was without plenty of the other kind of green. This week in OKC…
THIS WEEK IN OKC HISTORY - Police warned teenaged motorists they would be paying particular attention to potential traffic problems caused by what authorities termed the latest Å…
THIS WEEK IN OKC HISTORY - Downtown Oklahoma City celebrated the arrival of both Spring and of an international hotel chain downtown during April 1961.Sheraton Hotels announced it…
This week in 1984 was pretty important because I was about to embark into the unknown - life after high school. So indulge me while I mix a…
Closing down Oklahoma City's rail-based commuter system had been hinted at for years. But this week in 1946, area residents learned it finally would happen. The Oklahoma Railway…
March 29, 2009 - On this week in Oklahoma City history, The Oklahoman reported that for the first time, the paid subscription of The Daily Oklahoman and Oklahoma…
Robinson Avenue - when it was a two-way street.MARCH 22, 2009: Oklahoma City Council members voted 87 years ago this week to limit the distance trucks could travel…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
Oklahoma Cityans took the first vital step to shaping the downtown they have today 73 years ago when they voted overwhelmingly to build a new civic center for…
August 24, 2008 - Fifty years ago this week, a group of black youths led by Clara Luper entered downtown's John A. Brown's, bought magazines and books, and…
Love them or hate them, this week in history marks the arrival of something new to Oklahoma City -- the four-corner traffic light.In August 1928, the first four-corner…
AUGUST, 2007: The news in August 1925 related to getting a new home built for the Mid-Continent Insurance company was not good, but its leaders were nothing if…
MARCH 9, 2008 - This week, 40 years ago, the age of passenger rail service was on the verge of meeting its final demise.Five passenger trains were still…
FEBRUARY 2, 2008:Å Ghetto Freaks is not likely to show up on any listing of great, good or even Å okay movies. But thanks to reviews at www.amazon.com,…
OCTOBER, 2007: Northpark Mall shouldn't exist. Spanning just 200,000 square feet, it's tiny compared to nearby Quail Springs and Penn Square malls. It has no major anchors. It…
SEPTEMBER, 2007: During the last week of September in 1929, Oklahoma Cityans who worked downtown or otherwise needed to go there had something new to deal with.City fathers…
JULY 27, 2007:Excavators were busy this week in 1922, digging into the red soil at the southeast corner of NW 3 and Robinson Avenue to start the foundation…
JULY, 2007: Federal authorities announced this month in 1930 (July 13, the Sunday starting the month's third week) they were revising expansion plans for the United States Post…
JULY, 2007: Firehouse No. 9, built in 1901, was the city's second and finest, but that wasn't enough to spare it from the onslaught of Urban Renewal. This…
March was a happy time in downtown Oklahoma City in 1932. Old wooden shacks, called watchmen's shanties, were being loaded up on rail cars and hauled away (1)…