First National Center

Original post: 5/11/07; Updated 3/25/08 Click here to jump to the update Additionally, this article is substantially complemented and expanded by a later article, First National Archives, which contains photographs from its own history. A 3rd article, 1st National, 75...

Tall Buildings

Edited 4/16/2008 to add the Midwest Building Jump to Tall Buildings Not Done Jump To Tall Buildings Which Might Be Done With last week’s announcement by Devon Energy Company, one might start thinking about Oklahoma City skyscrapers, “tall buildings”...

Preview …

… of a Family’s Legacy … coming soon! If you can, figure out what each of the pictures below have in common … which family’s legacy is the common denominator of the images below … as usual, click on an image for a larger view...

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...

Fidelity Bank

On a fine Sunday afternoon (7/22/2007), I ventured to Antique Avenue Market at 5219 N. Western (immediately west of Bishop McGuiness School) to visit Doug Hamilton and his “booth” there. I was looking for some “vintage” maps … which I...