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.
Trains Part 3: The Dean Schirf Collection
This article was updated June 20, 2008. Go To Trains & Trolleys Intro Go To Trains 1 Go To Trains 2 Go To Trains 3A Go To Trolleys Part 1 Unless otherwise stated in this post, click on an image for a larger view. Click a major...
Okc Trains Part 2
Latest revision on 8/30/07 to ad several images and make corrections. Go to Trains & Trolleys Intro Go To Okc Trains Part 1 Go To Trains 3 Go To Trains 3A Go To Trolleys 1 Links In This Article (left to right)...
Okc Trains Part 1
Go To Trains & Trolleys Intro Go To Trains Part 2 Go To Trains Part 3 Go To Trains 3A Go To Trolleys 1 I'll begin this by thanking Ed Birch and his son, Eddie, for several of the images in this post (even more will be...
Trains & Trolleys
Go To Trains, Part 1 Go To Trains Part 2 Go To Trains Part 3 Go To Trains 3A Go To Trolleys 1 In this post I'll be covering the history of Trains, Trolleys, and Interurbans in Oklahoma City and give you some good...
Okc Street Map History
Edited 8/10/07 to add Oklahoma Railroad & Postal Map and to add descriptive text, on 8/12/07 to add the full 1930 zoning map, on 8/22/07 to add information about the Sanborn maps, and on 9/4/07 to add 1922 Sanborn Bricktown maps. For Oklahoma's 2007 Centennial Highway...
Downtown Libraries
The Beginnings. A very nice article at the Metropolitan Library System (you may need to click your "refresh button" – F5 – after clicking the MLS link for the article to open) traces the origins and history of the downtown public libraries before the 2004 opening of...