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Lynn Lane School was built in 1928 and was named after the street on which it was built. Most Tulsa schools are named after a person, so this school is unique in this way. The school was annexed in 1962 and finally closed in 1975. In 1970, a girl was raped and murdered by a laborer and her body was found next door to the school. Also in the 70’s, a chlorine tank down the street at the Lynn Lane water treatment facility ruptured forcing families to seek shelter at the school.
Special thanks to John Crockett for giving the location of this school and Janice Jones of Tulsa Public Schools for help researching the school.
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Wow! pic #31 is my fave! So weird how someone chose to throw all the desks & chairs in that celler. wonder why?
I’m not sure really. Ive seen that in alot of places before, all the chairs or furniture thrown into one place.
i think thats called reckless behavior
I cant even remember seeing it in passing…and I usually notice old buildings.
It is on the southwest corner of 11th and Lynn Lane. The last pictures show the ‘front’ of the building that faces Lynn Lane. So sad that this building is left this way!
i’m from broken arrow ….. went to haskell. is it a paranomal site.?
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Glad I could be of service and tell everyone about this school. I’ve been about three times now and everytime I go it’s new for me. Next door is an old gym or cafeteria.The only experience I had there was hearing a little girl’s voice. I don’t know if that could be the murder that happend there or not but I could not make out what was said.
I understand you heard a little girls voice.. where exactly did you hear it? Did you hear it with your ears or a recorder? I was just there not to long ago checking the place out with a digital camera, recorder, and a K2 meter. If you can i would like to hear from you. My e-mail is dhill1985@gmail.com Thanks
The school actually didn’t close until 1978. I went to this school from 1967 – 1972. This was a great school to attend. I have many happy memories of this ol place. It is such a shame to this once great place end up like this.
Hi Cheryl, I recently purchased an ole school bell and was told that it was the Lynn Lane School bell. Would you have any pics of the school showing the bell? Thanks!
haywood? i’m the 4th
i have past by this school i want to go in but i wonder if i will get in trouble?
Only if you get caught haha
I went to this school in 1973 – 1974…it’s kind of sad to see it like this.
FYI this week the little building that can be seen on the right in photo 65 and next to the cellar in photo 66 was torn down. Not sure why or if there are plans for the rest of the site.
that little building was used as the janitors office and band and orchestra were taught in it. it also had pre-school.
Thats the building that I caught come great EVPs. Listen to the “I can show you” EVP. Janitor perhaps? http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Derek%20Hill%22
I went to this school in 1968 1969 it has the best school. We did the school play in that gym took school pic there .I set a record in the high jump in that gym. It was like going to old country school.The best of times
That little building is where i caught some amazing EVPs.. We heard a knocking sound and I stuck my recorder in and asked “Hello?” and got a clear Hello response. Me and another male went back a second time and got another clear one saying “I will shred you” as well as a female voice saying something that doesn’t sound english. Take a listen to the audio here: http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Derek%20Hill%22 click on the links and the audio player should come up on the pages. Just hit play
I went to this school during the 1970’s. The school as we were told the elder’s who went there also many years before told us at a school assembly, it was built in 1900. The school assembly took place in 1975 in the gym. They told us stories and how the school had become more modernized (if you will) since the good ol days of the 3 r’s. Reading, riting, rithmatic.
I was student there in 1976 school year.
Lynn Lane was still there when I was in Junior High School at Lewis and Clark in 1978-79 school year.
I agree with everyone else it is so sad to see a school destroyed like that. There were lots of great memories there. It was a really good school to go to and yes country style schooling.
I went to school here in the 1st-3rd grades in the 70’s. There were also several prefab buildings that were torn down many many years ago. I remember walking across a bridge that was over a little creek to get to the playground. There was also honeysuckle bushes & wild onions near the south fence line that we used to pick.