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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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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Dec 16, 2011
Opening as a middle school in 1928, Sunnyside was built on donated land. The piece of land that was donated specifically for use as a school. The school was closed in the 1970′s due to low enrollment. Since the property is no longer being used as a school there is a dispute as to the ownership of the property.
| Location Class: •School |
| City: •Oklahoma City |
| Photographer: •FriendlyMic |
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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 Team •Billy! |
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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 Team •Billy! |
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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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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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Dec 1, 2010
Opening Thoughts with Psychosaw13:
It is with great pleasure that I present to all of you Dogpatch U.S.A. I first discovered Dogpatch by a suggestion from Chardonnay Mullin (a friend on Facebook) about a UE website that was Ozark area based. I had no clue what Urban Exploration was at the time. After going through most of the posts & forums on that...
| Location Class: •Amusement Park |
| City: •Marble Falls, AR |
| Photographer: •Psychosaw13 |
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Oct 20, 2010
In the post-war era, Oklahoma had a significant number of children diagnosed with mental disabilities requiring institutionalization, but the two schools operated by state mental health officials at Enid and Pauls Valley had become antiquated and overcrowded and dated back almost to statehood. Providing modern care for these children became a priority for...
| Location Class: •School •Hospital |
| City: •Sand Springs |
| Photographer: •Billy! •Fiend •Psychosaw13 •BOOGYMAN |
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Oct 16, 2010
History:
Maud, OK is best known as the birthplace of Wanda Jackson, the queen of rockabilly. The town is located at the intersection of State Highways 59 and 9A, with its western half of the town located in Pottawatomie County and its eastern half in Seminole County. The town was established along the dividing line between Oklahoma and Indian territories and in...
| Location Class: •Ghost Town |
| City: •Maud |
| Photographer: •Wendi & Amanda |
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Oct 1, 2010
October is “Haunted Heartland” month at Abandoned Oklahoma. With Halloween approaching fast, we figured why not do something special. So, during the month of October, we will be featuring the scariest places in Oklahoma. We are not ghost hunters, and don’t have any special equipment, but some of the places we have been do come off as pretty...
| Location Class: •School •Church •Ghost Town •Hospital |
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Sep 30, 2010
Lovell began as a Post office on May 22, 1889 while unassigned lands were opened for settlement. It’s original name Perth, was changed in 1906 to honor that man who settled and developed the town site, James W. Lovell. Perth, soon to be Lovell, became an agricultural trade center upon completion of a railroad route connecting Guthrie to Enid in 1902,...
| Location Class: •School |
| City: •Lovell |
| Photographer: •Billy! |
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Aug 18, 2010
This bank is located on Main street in Coyle, Ok. The bank is one of two original buildings on Main street that is still standing and still salvageable. The other remaining building is the former Iowa Tribe smoke shop. It is unknown if the tribe has any plans for that building. The bank building was the first in town to be built of native red sandstone. The new...
| Location Class: •Commercial |
| City: •Coyle |
| Photographer: •SaraNearGuthrie |
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Aug 3, 2010
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 supper club. Bryant Center was the epicenter of life for the long suppressed “negro” section of town and as quoted by the Oklahoman, featured “activites for both whites and negros”....
| Location Class: •Commercial |
| City: •Oklahoma City |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •Billy! |
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Jul 3, 2010
First, let me open with special thanks to the following in their assistance researching Joyland:
Rick Davis of Darkride & Fun house enthusiasts.
DAFE.org
Nick Marsh of Remember Joyland.
JoylandWichita.org
Brian Reichow of Casa Brian
CasaBrian.com
Joyland Park was founded by Lester Ottaway and his sons, Herbert and Harold, to serve as the home for a...
| Location Class: •Commercial •Amusement Park |
| City: •Wichita, KS |
| Photographer: •Billy! •Fiend •Psychosaw13 |
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