Jul 5, 2009
The abandoned Truman elementary school caught fire today. Closed for nearly 20 years its fate is definitely sealed. Go see it before it is torn down. NE 13th and Kelham. “There was somebody with fireworks and then I saw the smoke coming out of the top of the building, and then I called the fire department,” said the resident, who asked not to be...
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| City: •Oklahoma City |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team |
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Jul 4, 2009
Bridgeport had possibilities of becoming an important and progressive town, but two factors (1) physical‚-the Canadian River‚-and (2) human‚- a town feud‚- caused its downfall. Located on the south bank of the Canadian River in an area of rich farming land, and served by crossing rail lines, the town appeared destined to be the chief shipping point for a...
| Location Class: •Ghost Town |
| City: •Bridgeport |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team |
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Jul 2, 2009
Fallis was an unusual little town. Located in a wooded area and “on a long red hill,” it became an agricultural center, a railroad town, and an oil community. More importantly, however, it was the home of five nationally recognized authors plus two well-known state poets. The original natural setting was beautiful, and, as one author noted, it was a...
| Location Class: •Ghost Town |
| City: •Fallis |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team |
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Jul 1, 2009
For the month of July, we have decided to do something special to celebrate our nations independence. Each week, we will feature a different Oklahoma Ghost Town. Our first ghost town is Fallis. Look for the post tomorrow morning, but until then, enjoy these fun Oklahoma facts!
• The word “Oklahoma” comes from two Choctaw Indian words meaning...
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Jun 27, 2009
The Arcadia Elementary School has a rich history in the small town east of Edmond. When the school was built in 1950, it was a white-only school. When the all black school Dunbar merged with Arcadia, the small school faced an uncertain future when many of the white students parents pulled them from the school and moved them to other schools so they...
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| City: •Arcadia |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team |
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Jun 25, 2009
This is one of the last old gasoline filling stations still standing in this part of the country. No one knows for sure, but it is thought to have been built in the late teens or early twenties. It had two pumps, one for regular gas and one for ethyl, which was a little higher octane. Oil was dispensed from a 50-gallon drum, which was laid down on its side on a...
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Jun 25, 2009
Located northeast of the city, the Lone Star school district included nine square miles, had only one school, and 130 elementary pupils. In 1964, voters of the district, opted to join the Oklahoma City Public School system with 172 of 300 eligible voters casting their votes. However, just over 10 years later in 1976, the Lone Star school closed its doors as an...
| Location Class: •School |
| City: •Edmond•Oklahoma City |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team |
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Jun 21, 2009
Originally built as the Lowell School, and renamed Douglas High School around 1935, this magnificent structure served the once segregated black students of the east side of Oklahoma City until de-segregation began around 1969. After this, the new Douglas High School was built and its students moved a few blocks east to its current location. Re-branded as Page...
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| City: •Oklahoma City |
| Photographer: •AbandonedOK Team |
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Jun 21, 2009
Owned by the Edwards family, Preachers Wall is one of the several homes in the Red Ridge valley. Preachers Wall was the home of Archibald Edwards and his wife Sarah. Judging by some of the material we found, our best guess is that the Edwards’ left the home in 1994.
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| Location Class: •Residential |
| City: •Oklahoma City |
| 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 18, 2009
Pulled from the Nowata County Website:
The City of Nowata is located in the south central section of the county on the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad, not far from the Verdigris River. It is now a flourishing city of 5,000 people and is supplied with a system of water works, electric lights, telephones, natural gas, paved streets, cement sidewalks and all...
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Jun 17, 2009
A little history on the MKT Railroad:
When it incorporated in May 1870 the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad immediately acquired the Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch and its 182 miles (293 km) of track. The Union Pacific Railway was, for a period of several years in the late 1800s the official name of the Union Pacific Railroad who later acquired MKT as...
| Location Class: •Railroad |
| City: •Bartlesville |
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