Aug 20, 2006
Also, see Skirvin Hilton Preview, Skirvin Hilton: The Day Before, and Grand Reopening. ORIGINS William Balser “Bill” Skirvin, a Michigan native, made the Run of 1889 but then moved to Texas where he made a fortune in land development and oil. In 1906 he...
Aug 1, 2006
For a nice look at parts of downtown, courtesy of O’Daniel Photography, have a look at these unusual views of Bricktown, the top of 1st National, and Leadership Square. The original pics don’t fit well into this format, but you can click on an image to see...
Jul 22, 2006
On August 23, 1935, Wiley Hardeman Post was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, immediately east of Broadway, just south of Memorial Road. Earlier in the day, at the First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City at the most attended funeral in the city’s history, said,...
Jul 15, 2006
NOTE: This post has been majorly updated by THIS ONE which contains everything here but a lot more. I’ve left this one here for historical purposes. Also, this article is complemented by a later article which draws upon First National’s Archives. Very few...
