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.
Okc Hornets Retrospective
Edited Note: On 4/29/2007, I modified the flash file to include control/navigation buttons, and, in this post, added instructions about saving and playing the file on your own computer. Although the Hornets are now gone from Okc, they are harldly forgotten! Not by...
Hornets Last Week
Oh, the pain! Oh, the joy! This was the last week of the season for the Hornets in Oklahoma City, and it has been such a ride and a bittersweet but great week it was! Clippers Game Nuggets Game Rave OKC Reviews Mary's PicsThis edited...
Cops & Robbers
Later posts in this series: Cops & Robbers 2 - Bill Tilghman Click below to move to a particular topicPrimary SourcesTerritorial BackgroundBoomers & SoonersThe Land Run Oklahoma City was "officially" born with the April 22, 1889, Land Run. Were those days as...
OETA Centennial Stuff
Updated 5/24/2007 to add 4 additional video clips. I know this blog is about Oklahoma City history, but I'll break the rule to post something that all Oklahoma history buffs will want to know ... OETA's Centennial stories and video collection. Billie Rodely, Writer...
Springlake
Related Article: Springlake via Arcadia (Book-signing set for October 23 at Full Circle Books, Oklahoma City) Click here to read about my Arcadia book on Springlake Norman Thompson generously sent me a whole CD full of Springlake images (more than 300) that had come...
Other Downtown Hotels
The re-opened Skirvin and the re-created Colcord Hotel have already been covered in other posts and are not further discussed here. Because of their singular importance to Oklahoma City history, each has it own post. Instead, this post explores OTHER downtown Oklahoma...