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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 Team •Billy!

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Feb 1, 2011

Each year since 1993, Preservation Oklahoma, Inc. has published a list of Oklahoma’s Most Endangered Historic Places. Abandoned Oklahoma and Preservation OK are partnering up this year to document these locations to help raise awareness. Lists over the past 16 years have shown incredible diversity in the types of sites and preservation challenges they...

Location Class: •Commercial •School •Government

City: •Oklahoma City

Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team

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May 8, 2010

The State Fair Speedway has been a major part of fair goers for over 55 years. It has also hosted some of the biggest names in dirt car racing including AJ Foyt, Johnny Parsons and Steve Kinser just to a name a few. It was also the home to the ASCS National Tour’s Spring Nationals and many ASCS Sooner Regional races. The stadium has also hosted many...

Location Class: •Commercial •Government

City: •Oklahoma City

Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •Billy!

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Mar 14, 2010

Collings Castle located in Turner Falls park , Davis, OK isn’t completely abandoned and is relatively easy to access. It is a definitely a sight to see. The Castle was built from native brick and stone and was built in the early 1930s by Dr. Ellsworth Collings, Dean of Education at the University of Oklahoma.

Location Class: •Government

City: •Davis

Photographer: •Billy!

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Sep 23, 2009

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 torn down instead of replacing a $1.5 Million guardrail that protects drivers crossing the dam. So we decided to hit the road, and document the park before it was lost forever. Optima Lake is located in the...

Location Class: •Government

City: •Hardesty

Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team

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Jun 20, 2009

No Vacancy – Fabled past still fills empty halls of Lincoln Plaza Steve Lackmeyer. “No Vacancy – Fabled past still fills empty halls of Lincoln Plaza.” Oklahoman, The (Oklahoma City, OK) 22 Sep. 2007, CITY, BUSINESS: 1B. NewsBank Access World News. [UCO Library, Edmond, OK]. 19 Jun. 2009. . No Vacancy – Fabled past still fills empty...

Location Class: •Commercial •Government

City: •Oklahoma City

Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team

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Jun 7, 2009

According to City Council Resolution documents, 7.2 acres was purchased through a grant authorized by Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 and more land was conveyed to the City from W.K.Y. Television Inc. a Delaware Corporation over time in January of 1964.  The parks department sold the park (29.15 acres more or less) in the time period of...

Location Class: •Commercial •Government

City: •Oklahoma City

Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team

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May 24, 2009

In Oklahoma City the first club was formed in October of 1889 when the wives of leading merchants met at the home of Captain Stiles to form the Philomathea Club. Drawing its name from the Greek for “love of learning” the club “has held aloft without ceasing the torch of learning and light” to this day. The Philomathea Club immediately set...

Location Class: •Government

City: •Oklahoma City

Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team

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