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
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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
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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
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Preservation OK Endangered Places

Preservation OK Endangered Places

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
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Camp Scott

Camp Scott

Oct 27, 2010

SPECIAL THANKS First we want to give a huge thanks to Kevin Weaver over at GirlScoutMurders.com for giving us a personal tour and his help researching. Head over to his site to read EVERYTHING about the Camp Scott story. BACKGROUND The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders is still to this day an unsolved crime in rural Mayes County, Oklahoma. On a rainy, late-spring...

Location Class: •Ghost Town
City: •Locust Grove
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Granite, OK

Granite, OK

Oct 26, 2010

Granite is hardly a Ghost Town with a population of nearly 2,000, but we figured we would still make a post with some of the cool things we found. History: Located in Greer County (formerly Old Greer County), Granite is situated six miles north and seven miles east of Mangum at the junction of Oklahoma State Highways 6 and 9. Lying at the southern base of...

Location Class: •Ghost Town
City: •Granite
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Reed, OK

Reed, OK

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
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Fort Sill Indian School

Fort Sill Indian School

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
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Cooperton, OK

Cooperton, OK

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
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Haunted Heartland

Haunted Heartland

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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Beauty’s Cafe

Beauty’s Cafe

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 TeamBilly!
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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
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Bryant Center REVISITED

Bryant Center REVISITED

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
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Morrison Grain

Morrison Grain

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
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Sunshine Cleaners

Sunshine Cleaners

May 9, 2010



Location Class: •Commercial
City: •Oklahoma City
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State Fair Speedway

State Fair Speedway

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
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