Sep 2, 2009
Started on September 2, 2009; completed September 14, 2009. Credit for the above: okctower.com Why many vintage movie houses called themselves, “theatRES,” instead of ordinary American English, “theatERS,” I don’t know, but the reason...
Jul 22, 2009
This article reviews Images of America: Bricktown by Steve Lackmeyer (Arcadia Publishing 2009) and is long overdue. The book became available in January 2009 and Steve’s 1st book-signing occurred at Full Circle Books on January 20. I’d planned to go but...
Jun 27, 2009
Union Station In 1940 Credit Greater OKC Chamber of Commerce Lots of talk going round about what to do with the Union Station constructed in 1930-31 for and largely by the Rock Island but also the Frisco railroad companies. It is recalled that the construction of this...
Jun 25, 2009
Originally posted June 25, 2009, and modified in the few days following; Updated February 4, 2010, to add: In Memoriam — Tammy DeAnn Schirf Koelsch The design of the invitation to Dean Schirf’s retirement from the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce could...
Jun 13, 2009
As advertised in the Oklahoman on June 12 and in the Norman Transcript on the same date, about 40 or so people were on hand to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Heartland Flyer at the Santa Fe Station early Saturday morning on June 13, 2009. I was one of those in...
