Doug Loudenback
“The principal focus of this blog is Oklahoma City history, past, present & future, including the city’s NBA teams, as well as anything else I decide to write about from time to time. – Doug Loudenback
From 2006 to 2014, Doug did just that. As a lawyer turned city historian and author, Doug meticulously researched city history and provided an important resource for those wanting to learn more about our community. Doug, a founding member of Retro Metro OKC, died on September 12, 2021 after an extensive illness. His writings are preserved for future generations.
An Oklahoma Star Is Born — Greyson Michael Chance
During the past few days, we have witnessed history in the making as a mild-mannered 6th grader from Edmond, Greyson Michael Chance, plopped his stuff at his YouTube channel on April 28, 2010. What he posted there was his 6th grade chorus performance, perhaps...
Hugging Our SandRidge Buildings
Updated May 11, 2010, to name a few names and to give contact information if you want to send a letter or e-mail to the Board of Adjustment prior to the May 20 1:30 p.m. hearing
SandRidge Proposal — What Have We Got To Lose?
Updated May 5, 2010, to include new information All but one of the buildings identified above (#4 Braniff Building being the exception) is marked for demolition in the SandRidge proposal pending before the Oklahoma City Board of Adjustment (BOA) following the plan's...
Still Running 121 Years After The Run
Exactly 121 years earlier, on April 22, 1889, a lot of running was going on as trains and wagons and horses furiously carried our ancestors to an empty place on the plains near a meandering stream called the North Canadian. By April 22, 2010, the stream had been...
Appeal From SandRidge Decision By Preservation Oklahoma
Originally posted April 20, 2010; updated on April 21 to include profiles of the members of the Board of Adjustment. The April 8, 2010, decision by the Downtown Design Review Committee to approve SandRidge Energy Corporation's campus plan has been appealed by the...
Bye Bye Miss American Pie
I love you, SandRidge, maybe even you, too, Downtown Design Review Committee, but ... but ... but ... (and with credit and respect to Don McLean) This article should be considered updated on April 20, after the April 19 appeal was filed. A thread at OkcTalk.com began...