The Arthur Ramsey Collection
Our latest addition to our historic films collection is a short on the man who created some incredible footage of Oklahoma City during the 1930s - Arthur Ramsey.…
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Our latest addition to our historic films collection is a short on the man who created some incredible footage of Oklahoma City during the 1930s - Arthur Ramsey.…
For the longest time it looked as if the following video might only be presentable at speaking events. But thanks to Justin Tyler Moore over at www.abandoned oklahoma.com,…
As we celebrate what perhaps may be the whitest Christmas in Oklahoma City history, what better time to go back in time to when shoppers braved the snow…
OETA's Centennial Stories provides an entertaining look back at Springlake Amusement Park. But for the entire story, visit Doug Loudenback's blog, www.dougdawg.blogspot.com or buy his book, Springlake. Archive…
Kirk Humphreys ran for Oklahoma City mayor in March 1998 knowing the city's Metropolitan Area Projects was running short on the cash needed to ensure all the projects…
It's only appropriate that Oklahoman writer Robert Medley produced this video, having himself led a 1950's retro band at the bowling alley many a weekend. Robert is at…
In rememberance of a friend and a legend.... Archive editor note (not part of the original article): Related History Archive stories: The Arthur Ramsey Collection; I.M. Pei’s Tale…
One of the nice things about upgrading is that we can now display videos we weren't able to feature earlier. Here's a video I'm especially proud of -…
The guys over at www.abandonedok.com have posted some great videos recently. One piece of note is their look at Page-Woodson School at NE 6 and High, just south…
At www.okchistory.com we are pleased to introduce this rarely seen film featuring the late Bricktown developer Neal Horton, who was the first inductee to the Bricktown Walk of…
The Bricktown Canal opened July 2, 1999 and was an instant hit with Oklahoma City residents even though, quite frankly, it was truly a ride to nowhere. The…
Every month a great group of people who first met at www.okctalk.com gather at Coit's at SW 25 and Western. They browse through old yearbooks, sports programs and…
This is a good one - a montage representing the history of WKY-TV, which became KTVY, which is now KFOR. I'm counting on all you old-timers to tell…
Archive editor note (not part of the original article): Related History Archive stories: The Arthur Ramsey Collection; I.M. Pei’s Tale of Two Cities. More Oklahoma City history photography…
KOCO did an entire series of these commercials in 1987. Wouldn't it be great to view one featuring Mick Cornett back in his pre-mayor days when he was…
Ho Ho the Clown wasn't just a tv star - he was a welcome guest at hundreds of children's birthday parties. So let's go back in time and…
Another great video from the Oklahoma Horizon Series: Archive editor note (not part of the original article): Related History Archive stories: The Arthur Ramsey Collection; I.M. Pei’s Tale…
Archive editor note (not part of the original article): Related History Archive stories: The Arthur Ramsey Collection; I.M. Pei’s Tale of Two Cities. More Oklahoma City history photography…
When Jack and I first began promoting our book "OKC Second Time Around," one of early stops was at KOKC 1520 AM radio for an interview with Randy…
Come on now, admit it. If you were a kid in Oklahoma in the early 1980s, you too were going around mimicking Ernest P. Worrell and saying "hey…
Ho Ho the Clown did not start out as the star attraction at KOCO. In the early days of television, it was a cameraman, Art Johnson, who reluctantly…
An OKC History fan from New York has the following inquiry:Do you remember "Toy"? As in, "Hi, I'm Toy" -- the OKC furniture store owner who appeared in…
You've got to love Mitch Jelniker's hair. Oh sure, we watch Will Ferrell in "Anchorman" and think, "oh, how ridiculous." But wait... there's Mitch!So where is Mitch today?Mitch…
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…