• Posted on Jan 8th, 2010 | 3 Comments

  Airline Drive-in... The Airline is located in North Central Oklahoma not far from the Oklahoma/Kansas border. It got its name from its proximity to the Ponca City Municipal...

  
• Posted on Jan 7th, 2010 | 9 Comments

  The Savoy... The Savoy Hotel was built in 1909 as a modern elegant hotel with 62 rooms. It was built to accommodate the many new visitors, workers, and businessmen...

  
• Posted on Dec 16th, 2009 | 3 Comments

  Labadie Mansion : Revisited... Never have I seen a location spark so much excitement, mystery, tragedy & the paranormal as I have with Labadie mansion. It is just remains of an old...

  
• Posted on Nov 27th, 2009 | 26 Comments

  Chilocco Indian School REVISITED... “An institution, founded to transform Indian youth was paradoxically given life by the very people whose tribal identities it was committed to erase” -K....

  
• Posted on Nov 26th, 2009 | 6 Comments

  Wheatley School... ...

  
• Posted on Nov 17th, 2009 | 5 Comments

  Washington Elementary... The first Washington elementary school was built in 1907 at a total cost of $12,000. The original building burned down and was replaced in 1930 with a...

  
• Posted on Nov 5th, 2009 | 5 Comments

  Elmwood Pitstop & Motel... ...

  
• Posted on Nov 4th, 2009 | 8 Comments

  Lynn Lane School... Lynn Lane School was built in 1928 and was named after the street on which it was built. Most Tulsa schools are named after a person, so this school is...

  
• Posted on Nov 3rd, 2009 | 3 Comments

  Shawnee Water Treatment Facility... This water treatment facility sits on the property of the current water treatment facility for Shawnee. The property is over 100 years old, and is currently...

  
• Posted on Nov 2nd, 2009 | 7 Comments

  Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.... This building in Shawnee was built in 1951 to serve Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. Once Potawatomie County’s largest single employer, Sylvania...

  
• Posted on Oct 1st, 2009 | 8 Comments

  Guthrie Homestead... Definitely a creepy place. I couldn’t find any history on the location, but it sits right off I-35 in Guthrie. If you look at pic #66, you will see...

  
• Posted on Sep 29th, 2009 | 5 Comments

  Picher,OK... Located eight miles north of Miami on U.S. Highway 69 in Ottawa County, Picher is Oklahoma’s most northeastern incorporated city. Its city limits...

  
• Posted on Sep 24th, 2009 | 4 Comments

  Elgin, Ks.... Although Elgin may not qualify as an Oklahoma ghost town it might be just close enough. Elgin sits right on the Oklahoma & Kansas state line. Just...

  
• Posted on Sep 23rd, 2009 | 15 Comments

  Optima Lake State Park... To begin the story of Optima Lake, I would like to give a little background. I saw a story on News 9, which can be read here stating the park would be...

  
• Posted on Sep 23rd, 2009 | 7 Comments

  Fallis Homestead... While visiting Fallis for the second time during our Ghost Town feature, I stumbled upon this home right outside town. The sun was setting, and the only...

  
• Posted on Sep 22nd, 2009 | 2 Comments

  DAD-CO/F&F Feeds... One of the major products processed at the Dad-Co mill is pellet feed used by many animals. Pellets are made of a variety of ground grains and often include...

  
• Posted on Sep 20th, 2009 | 1 Comment

  Santa Fe Depot – Ponca City... When Ponca City’s final depot was built in 1911, it was reportedly similar to the brick county seat depots built elsewhere across the system. The...

  
• Posted on Sep 18th, 2009 | 4 Comments

  Tee Pee Drive-IN...  Located along historic Route 66, The Teepee Drive-In was built on the outskirts of Tulsa in 1950 with a capacity of 400 cars. Over its 50 years it has...

  
• Posted on Sep 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment

  Duncan Hotel... Built in 1910 by brothers Charles and George Duncan, the Duncan Hotel was the site of many social and civic events. It was also the original home of Liberty...

  
• Posted on Sep 9th, 2009 | 8 Comments

  Checotah School... ...

  
• Posted on Aug 31st, 2009 | 4 Comments

  Rodeside Motel... ...

  
• Posted on Aug 31st, 2009 | 2 Comments

  St. George Church... St. George church was started by a group of Greek Orthodox brothers shortly after statehood. By 1921 they had raised enough funds to build a church at...

  
• Posted on Aug 21st, 2009 | 32 Comments

  John Marshall High School... John Marshall opened in early 1950 to serve the need for a high school in the ever-growing suburbs in far north Oklahoma City. In comparison to other high...

  
• Posted on Aug 18th, 2009 | 3 Comments

  Star School... ...

  
• Posted on Aug 17th, 2009 | 2 Comments

  Jefferson Davis School... Jefforson Davis School was opened for enrollment in August of 1931. It had a long and succesful run serving the south part of the city immediately south...

  
• Posted on Aug 16th, 2009 | 8 Comments

  NuWay Cleaners... Nu-way Cleaners was constructed around 1928 and stayed at it’s location during the entire life of the business. Extensive renovations were completed...

  
• Posted on Aug 15th, 2009 | 4 Comments

  Thomas A Edison School... Thomas A Edison school was built in the early 1950’s. There isn’t much notable to mention about this place. It is a standard Oklahoma City...

  
• Posted on Aug 12th, 2009 | 2 Comments

  Geary Hydro Truck Stop... ...

  
• Posted on Aug 6th, 2009 | 5 Comments

  Earlsboro, OK – Ghost Town... Some Personal accounts of people living in Earlsboro taken from Ghosts Of America. I live in Earlsboro and YES it is very creepy. The house i live in sits...

  
• Posted on Aug 2nd, 2009 | 14 Comments

  St. Vincent’s Home... St. Vincent’s Home was operated by the Brothers of Mercy and was built in 1945. The nursing order of Catholic brothers moved to the present location...

  
• Posted on Aug 1st, 2009 | 6 Comments

  Bryant Center... The Bryant Center opened in the northeast side of Oklahoma City in September of 1960. It featured a bowling alley, dance center, a restaurant and a private...

  
• Posted on Jul 29th, 2009 | 6 Comments

  Center for Design Arts REVISITED... Located in Oklahoma City’s “church row” The center for Design Arts began it’s life as the First Church of Christ Scientists. It...

  
• Posted on Jul 24th, 2009 | 3 Comments

  Meridian, OK – Ghost Town... Meridian received its name from the Indian Meridian on which it is located. This line is used as the main street and also separates the town into two townships....

  
• Posted on Jul 18th, 2009 | Comment on this Place

  Sunset Country Club... Sunset Country Club had been a fixture of Bartlesville for over 70 years, described by those who were familiar with it as having a laid back, family golfing...

  
• Posted on Jul 17th, 2009 | 5 Comments

  Riley Elementary School... Riley was closed in June 1988, when the building was 70 years old. Most of its students were sent to Mark Twain Elementary School, 541 S. 43rd West Ave.,...

  
• Posted on Jul 16th, 2009 | 7 Comments

  Shamrock, OK – Ghost Town... About 13 miles northwest of Depew, Oklahoma sits the almost abandoned town of Shamrock. Once a booming oil town with as many as 10,000 people, the town...

  
• Posted on Jul 4th, 2009 | 5 Comments

  Bridgeport, OK – Ghost Town... Bridgeport had possibilities of becoming an important and progressive town, but two factors (1) physical‚-the Canadian River‚-and (2) human‚- a town...

  
• Posted on Jul 2nd, 2009 | 12 Comments

  Fallis, OK – Ghost Town... Fallis was an unusual little town. Located in a wooded area and “on a long red hill,” it became an agricultural center, a railroad town, and...

  
• Posted on Jun 30th, 2009 | Comment on this Place

  Historic Route 66 – Unknown Farm... ...

  
• Posted on Jun 27th, 2009 | Comment on this Place

  Arcadia School of Environmental Studies... The Arcadia Elementary School has a rich history in the small town east of Edmond. When the school was built in 1950, it was a white-only school. When...

  

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