Oct 17, 2010
Reed is a small unincorporated community located along State Highway 9 in Greer County. The post office opened September 16, 1892. The town was said to have been named for the first postmaster, John Reed Graham.
| Location Class: •Ghost Town |
| City: •Reed |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •Billy! |
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Oct 16, 2010
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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 13, 2010
Fort Sill Indian School has witnessed many changes during its more than 100 years in Lawton, Oklahoma. When established in 1871 it served Indian children as a reservation elementary school. It gradually became a boarding high school with an enrollment drawn from all over the nation.
On July 1, 1869, Lawrie Tatum, a Quaker, was placed in charge of the Agency of...
| Location Class: •School |
| City: •Lawton |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •Billy! |
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Oct 7, 2010
Originally called Cooper, the community was planned in 1899 by Frank Cooper, who had organized a settlement company in anticipation of the opening of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation in August 1901. When he learned the reservation would be opened with a lottery instead of a run, Cooper asked for and was granted 320 acres for his company members. He...
| Location Class: •Residential •Church •Ghost Town |
| City: •Cooperton |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •Billy! |
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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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Sep 22, 2010
Beauty’s Cafe featured a full service Cafe and a small selection of convenience items, the business made over $150 per day, and nearly $600 in monthly profit.
| Location Class: •Commercial |
| City: •Oklahoma City |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •Billy! |
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Sep 11, 2010
Sunset Estates was opened as a long term nursing facility in 1977 for medicaid and medicare patients only. There were 62 beds.
They provided many services to residents such as clinical laboratory services, dental services, dietary services, mental and social services and speech and language pathology.
In 1997 a Pottawatomie county judge found Sunset Estates...
| Location Class: •Hospital |
| City: •Maud |
| Photographer: •Wendi & Amanda |
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Sep 8, 2010
The Riviera Drive-In was once one of south Oklahoma City”s floruishing theatres boasting a 700 car capacity.
The Riviera Drive-In closed in 1999 after thunderstorm in which the screen was blown down. The fallen screen, ticket booth, speaker poles, projection booth, concession stand, and marquee all remained vacant and seemingly forgotten for...
| Location Class: •Commercial |
| City: •Oklahoma City |
| Photographer: •Billy! |
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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 Team •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 10, 2010
The Will Rogers Turnpike runs from Tulsa, Oklahoma to the Missouri state line. It opened to traffic in June, 1957 and was designated as I-44 in 1958. It is 88 miles long and costs $4.00 to drive one way. It has a posted speed limit of 75 mph, which makes it possible to get from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Joplin, Missouri in 70 minutes.
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| Location Class: •Commercial |
| City: •Catoosa |
| Photographer: •Psychosaw13 |
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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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Jun 7, 2010
This is the old Morrison Grain storage silo.
The new building of Morrison Grain and Ag Services was founded in May of 2004. Tina and Doug Will along with Billie and Bryan Chrz purchased the existing Morrison Grain and Fertilizer business from Lecia and Kelly Leigh.
They handle bulk feeds, sack feeds, agricultural supplies, and a myriad of products there. ...
| Location Class: •Industrial •Commercial •Farm |
| City: •Morrison |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team •Billy! |
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