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.
Hornets Schedule & Results
12/22/06 Edited Note: See for a later version of this post. The Hornets preseason is now half done and we are 1-2 ... win at home over the Mavericks, loss at home against Orlando, loss last night in Miami. I'll update this page at the end of preseason when I have...
Hornets October 2006
My intention is to do one post for each month of this year's season ... but I'll update each "monthly" post as new home games and pics, and/or maybe titillating new data and/or rumors and rumors of rumors become available during each particular month. I'm not a season...
Asian District – The Underground
Certainly all Oklahoma Citians are well acquainted with the excellently developing "Asian District" around the vicinity of Northwest 23rd and Classen ... how could one not have noticed the markers on street signs from Classen as far north as N.W. 36th Street: The area...
2006 OCU Regatta
Edited note on 10/17/07: See this article for the 2007 Centennial Regatta. I've finally done something on the Oklahoma River other than just drive around it and take pictures - I've gone to the 1st ever the first "sanctioned" night rowing competition in America!...
Oklahoma Hall of Fame
Edited and Updated 6/19/2007 Also, see Mid-Continent To OHA. WHERE DID IT COME FROM? From all I've read, the Oklahoma Hall of Fame originates from the 1927 efforts of El Reno resident Anna Brosius Korn, the founder of the Oklahoma Memorial Association, which later...
State Fair 2006
You've read (or should have) my early day State Fair post. Above pic credit radicalwacko.com This one is merely an incomplete graphic rendition of the 2006 State Fair, the 100th State Fair in Oklahoma City. The pics here are by no means comprehensive in the sense that...