Dunjee School – After Fire

Dunjee School – After Fire

Jan 3, 2012

Dunjee All-School-Association or Dunjee Negro School System began in 1947. The area was known as Green Pastures at this time and had an elementary school, middle school, high school and a large field house shared by all three schools. The residents of the Dunjee area had long suffered at the hand of segregation in Oklahoma. Before 1963 it was part of the Choctaw...

Location Class: •School
City: •Spencer
Photographer:FriendlyMic
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Evans Cushing Industry

Evans Cushing Industry

Dec 21, 2011

Established in 1953 , it opened as a Steel Foundry called Dalton Precision.  Locals complained that Dalton would leave steel dust through the air that would ruin the paint on your car.  It was later bought out by Robert Evans in 1980. There’s not a lot that can be said about Evans besides that it was an industry that produced oil drums back in the...

Location Class: •Industrial •Commercial
City: •Cushing
Photographer:FriendlyMic
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Cottonwood Manor

Cottonwood Manor

Dec 19, 2011

Many people in Yukon, Oklahoma pass around several rumors as to the actual identity of the place.  Some say it’s an insane asylum; some say it was a haunted church.  Many kids today claim to know exactly what it is, but then again, they only go at night and assume the worst.  In reality, after digging through old files and asking the next door neighbor,...

Location Class: •Residential •Hospital
City: •Yukon
Photographer:FriendlyMic
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The Walcourt REVISITED

The Walcourt REVISITED

Nov 17, 2011

The Walcourt building was built in 1927 by architect Joe Davis and builder Charles G. Beveridge and opened as an apartment building by its original owner, H.E. Musson. The 9,378-square-foot, two-story red brick building was designed in a Jacobethan Revival style of architecture. In 1982, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic places. At the...

Location Class: •Residential
City: •Oklahoma City
Photographer:AbandonedOK TeamBilly!
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Whispering Pines

Whispering Pines

Nov 16, 2011

Not much can be said about this location other than it’s a nursing home that came under fire from the health board for possible abuse and various code violations. There are several articles on NewsOK.com that give a bit more overview. Whispering Pines Nursing Center’s closing leaves many in shock Residents of Whispering Pines Nursing Center and their...

Location Class: •Residential •Hospital
City: •Norman
Photographer:AbandonedOK TeamBilly!
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Concho Indian School

Concho Indian School

Nov 15, 2011

After the forceful Indian removals from the Eastern Untied States, President Grant and others in office decided that the only way to get the Indians to settle peacefully on their new reservations that they would need to be Americanized. They would need to loose their traditional ways of thinking and living. In the eyes of the officials the Indians would in turn...

Location Class: •School •Government
City: •Concho
Photographer:AbandonedOK TeamBilly!
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Colony Public School

Colony Public School

Sep 1, 2011

Colony Public School in northeastern Washita County is the town of Colony,OK.  The community took its name from the Seger Colony founded by John Seger.  The remains of the Colony Public School occupies the former grounds of the Seger Indian School . John H. Seger was born in Geauga County, Ohio, February 23, 1846, and died February 6, 1928, at Seger Colony,...

Location Class: •School
City: •Colony
Photographer:Wendi & Amanda
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Tulsa Club Building

Tulsa Club Building

Jan 1, 2011

This eleven-story building was designed by Bruce Goff. It was built through the joint effort of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce and the Tulsa Club.  The club, which was founded in 1925, was the place to be for businessmen to make deals at lunchtime and show off their wealth at evening dinners. The building has 11 floors, which were dedicated to giant dining...

Location Class: •Commercial
City: •Tulsa
Photographer:Fiend
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Hopewell Baptist Church

Hopewell Baptist Church

Sep 2, 2010

This modern church on the prairie is an architectural icon, a tribute to the ingenuity of architect Bruce Goff, and to the congregation that brought his design to life. This place matters to its community, to Oklahoma, and to modern architecture lovers. This unique treasure, designed by Bruce Goff while Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of...

Location Class: •Church
City: •Edmond
Photographer:AbandonedOK TeamBilly!
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Chilocco Indian School REVISITED

Chilocco Indian School REVISITED

Nov 27, 2009

Chilocco Zone 1 AOK 75 Photos Chilocco Zone 2 AOK 52 Photos Chilocco Zone 3 AOK 65 Photos Chilocco Zone 4 AOK 10...

Location Class: •School •Ghost Town
City: •Chilocco•Newkirk
Photographer:AbandonedOK TeamFiendPsychosaw13
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Page Woodson REVISITED

Page Woodson REVISITED

Jun 21, 2009

Originally built as the Lowell School, and renamed Douglas High School around 1935, this magnificent structure served the once segregated black students of the east side of Oklahoma City until de-segregation began around 1969. After this, the new Douglas High School was built and its students moved a few blocks east to its current location. Re-branded as Page...

Location Class: •School
City: •Oklahoma City
Photographer:AbandonedOK Team
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