Urban Forgotten
by mrclay2000
Like many cities, Oklahoma City has its share of once-glorious buildings that, while not yet decayed or decaying, have sadly fallen into oblivion. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Union Station on SW 7 has a prominent cupola that is visible from the major roads. Once part of the rail traffic to downtown, and lately considered for a hub of the bus network, the Union Station now sits proudly, but sadly, forgotten.
Guthrie's Historic Landmark
by mrclay2000
Just thirty minutes north of Oklahoma City is the national landmark called Guthrie, Oklahoma, a distinction enjoyed by precious few places (i.e. the Brooklyn Bridge, Alcatraz Island, and the US Capitol). Today's Guthrie contains an enormous number of late 19th and early 20th century buildings in its historic center, where one can easily remove the streetlights and pavement in his imagination, and instead picture in his mind the very essence of the Old West.
Schlotzsky's Deli
by jedd43 about Schlotzsky's Deli
I love this place! They cater and do bag lunches too! The Original
Toasted sourdough bun, three meats (lean ham, Genoa salami, cotto salami), three cheeses (mozzarella, cheddar, Parmesan), mustard, marinated black olives, onion, lettuce, and tomato. Yum!! .
State Capital Building
by Paulie_D
As part of a sightseeing tour around OKC, I visited the State Capital building.
The architecture is very familiar for these types of buildings but the public areas inside are worth a few minutes of your time.
Around the circumference of the dome can be found some magnificent large picture by Wilson Hurley depicting western scenes. Unfortunately, we were not permitted to take snaps of these.
More pictures in the Travelogue.
Church Row Continued
by mrclay2000
Another early church on Robinson Avenue, which gained the reputation of "Church Row" in the first quarter of the last century, is the First Lutheran Church, like St Joseph's farther south a temple in Gothic style. The "church" (i.e. its people) was founded here in 1902, but building did not begin on this structure until 1911. On April 22, 1913 -- the first '89ers Day following its grand opening -- a century chest was buried at the site, to be opened April 22, 2013.