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Photos and random things of interest to people who grew up in the Oklahoma City metro.

05/30/2026

Oklahoma City, April 1889 - Tents, lumber, and all of the supplies to build a city are arriving by train daily. OKC is in a hurry to build on firm foundations. This photo is most likely looking southeast from the train station across the Bricktown area towards the tree line by the river.
Photographer: Unknown
Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society

05/29/2026

Oklahoma City, December 15, 1976 - Looking east over 50 Penn Place at construction of the Belle Isle Bridge.
Photographer: Al McLaughlin
Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society

05/21/2026

Oklahoma City, July 9, 1948 - Looking north over Robinson Ave. from Grand Ave. The Colcord Building and Liberty Theater on the left; The Baum Building and State Theater on the right.
Photographer unknown
Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society

05/16/2026

Oklahoma City, June 7, 1957 - "Teen Town" at the Oklahoma Semi-Centennial Exposition held at the state fairgrounds.
Photographer: Richard Cobb
Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society

05/06/2026

Oklahoma City, May 19, 1953 - The construction hole in the ground near NW 23rd and Penn that would soon become a new Sears Roebuck Store.
Photographer: George Tapscott
Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society

04/29/2026

Oklahoma City, November 5, 1970 - The new Trade Mart store at the northwest corner of SW 74th and Pennsylvania Ave. This building later became a Service Merchandise store and then expanded into the Walnut Square Shopping Center. This side of the building faces south. If you frequented the "After The Gold Rush" bar later in the '70s, that was on the other side of this building.
Staff Photography
Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society

04/28/2026

Midwest City, OK, July 12, 1957 - Half of Midwest City's population of 32,000 voluntarily evacuated the city as part of "Operation Alert 1957" - a mock nationwide nuclear attack. The scenario assumed multiple strikes across the U.S. including the OKC Metro/TAFB and Tulsa. The entire country was testing preparedness.
Photographer: George Tapscott
Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society

04/25/2026

Oklahoma City, April 6, 1947 - Curt Gowdy, KOMA's veteran sportscaster, will handle play-by-play reports of the Oklahoma City Indians of the Texas League this season for radio station KOCY. Gowdy, who came to OKC in 1945, will retain his regular daily sports shows over KOMA.
Photographer: Joe Miller
Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society

04/21/2026

Oklahoma City, December 13, 1977 - Looking northwest over construction of the General Motors Assembly Plant on SE 74th between Midwest and Air Depot Boulevards. When finished, the main building will have 70 acres under one roof and will cover 3 million square feet of floor space. The first car, a Chevrolet Citation, rolled off the assembly line on April 24, 1979.
Photographer: Al McLaughlin
Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society

04/19/2026

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