Oklahoma City History

Baptist Medical Center | Oklahoma City Historical Postcards

September 19, 2011

From my Oklahoma City Postcard Collection… Baptist Medical Center opened Easter Sunday , 1959. I would guess this photo is from the mid ’60s. It opened as a 200 bed hospital and is now 508 beds. At the time this opened, this was on the outskirts of the city! From the Integris website: In 1959 [...]

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Bank of the Future | Oklahoma City Historical Postcards

September 4, 2011

From my Oklahoma City postcard collection… The State Capitol Bank opened here on North Lincoln in 1964 and remains a bank today, although now an Arvest Bank. This is just north of the capitol complex. The building is still in good shape. Oklahoma City certainly has its’ share of mid-century modern architecture probably beginning, at [...]

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The Church of Tomorrow, First Christian Church | Oklahoma City Historical Postcards

September 2, 2011

From my Oklahoma City postcard collection… The “Church of Tomorrow” is the First Christian Church at NW 36th and Walker, near Edgemere and Crown Heights. This church was completed in 1956, and was quite unique for its’ day and even today for that matter!

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Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City Historical Postcards

August 31, 2011

From my Oklahoma City postcard collection… Oklahoma City University was recently ranked in the top-25 by U.S. News and World Report. It was founded in 1904 (before statehood) and, as the postcard above states, established on the current site in 1923. The photo on this postcard is circa 1950′s.

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Frontier City | Oklahoma City Historical Postcards

June 14, 2011

  From my Oklahoma City postcard collection… Frontier City is now the only theme park in Oklahoma. It began here in 1958. At that time it was one of 3 amusement parks here in the city: Springlake and Wedgewood being the other two.

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Park Avenue | Oklahoma City Historical Postcards

January 28, 2011

From my Oklahoma City postcard collection… I’m guessing this is a 1960’s vintage card. Here’s how the scene looks today. New to this picture are the new Ronald J Norick Downtown Library (front right), the Oklahoma Tower (just behind the library) in downtown Oklahoma City

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Skirvin Hotel | Oklahoma City Historical Postcards

January 13, 2011

From my Oklahoma City postcard collection… From the cars in the photo, it appears this was taken in the early 1960’s. The Skirvin Hotel – From Wikipedia… History First opened in 1911, the Skirvin Hotel contained 224 rooms in a ten-story two-winged tower. A third 12-story wing was added in 1925, and then in 1929–30 [...]

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Oklahoma County Courthouse | Oklahoma City Historical Postcards

November 7, 2010

From my Oklahoma City postcard collection… First, I would be remiss if I did not point out the writers’ comment. “Living here (Oklahoma City) sure tempts us.” It’s nice to see someone from so long ago recognized the benefits of living here. The 1957 Worlds Fair she spoke of was the 50 year anniversary of [...]

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Ramsey Building | First National Bank Building Oklahoma City OK Historical Postcards

October 19, 2010

  From my Oklahoma City postcard collection… In 1930 the ‘great race’ began. Construction began on both the Ramsey Tower and the First National Bank Building. Two buildings to change the Oklahoma City skyline. The race was to see which building could be completed first. The Ramsey Building barely won. Both buildings have the same [...]

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Oklahoma City Skyline 1972 | Oklahoma City Historical Postcards

October 5, 2010

From my Oklahoma City postcard collection… This postcard is from 1972 showing the Oklahoma City skyline from the east, looking west, on I-40. The skyline itself is not too unchanged at this point (minus the Murrah Building). Bricktown has been developed and the highways you see here have been replaced. Of course, the skyline will [...]

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