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.
The OKC THUNDER!
On Wednesday, September 3, 2008, Oklahoma City made history! Yes, this was the lowest "high" temperature on record for this day (68 ̊ for the high), and YES! THIS WAS THE GRAND DAY that Oklahoma City's NBA team would no longer be called the Oklahoma City...
When You’re Good, Sometimes You’re Just Being Lucky
While working on saving files in anticipation of creating a new template for this blog this morning, I got a call from my good friend Steve Lackmeyer with the Oklahoman and co-author of OKC: 2nd Time Around, and he asked what I thought about making page 2 of today's...
Trouble Note and Guessing Game
NOTE: This very preliminary blog post was made in September 2008 and was not intended to be completed here. For the complete article about this 1903 Chamber of Commerce book, click here. First, the administrative "trouble" note. Somehow, I've managed to screw up my...
Oklahoma Today OKC Special Issue
September/October 2008 Issue If you don't subscribe to Oklahoma Today (which you should!), the September/August issue focuses solely on Oklahoma City and it's a keeper! Here's what $4.95 will get you if you trot over to Taylor's News Stand & Bookstore (or elsewhere)...
Oklahoma Skyscraper City Circa 1931
Right now, we're all wrapped up with last week's approval and next-year's construction commencement and 2012's opening of the supertall Devon Tower, which, when done, will place our city in a relatively small handful of United States cities which boast one or more...
Height Is Fleeting – Beauty Endures
Before the Devon Tower project was approved at the August 20, 2008, OCURA meeting, Jon Pickard of Pickard Chilton Architects Inc., the Design Architects for the project, had this to say: "Height is fleeting. Beauty is not." Related articles Initial Devon Tower...