Devon Energy Center

[jedicurt]

Some retro photos from 1972...


Sheridan & Robinson
Looking West

Beverly's is still there, between where Flint and the other garage is East of Devon Tower.




Sheridan and Hudson Ave.
Everything in this photo is gone except for the recently constructed Sandridge Tower in the upper right.

Wow... some of the few pics of the city that you can show the old and the new, and i prefer the new... granted those are the 1972 pics... i'm curious what both of those vantage points looked like in the 30's...

[Urbanized]

Some things never change...check out the barricades and the torn-up streets and sidewalks!

[Urbanized]

...Some retro photos from 1972...


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So, I thought it just FELT like Project 180 had been going on for 40 years, but obviously it really HAS been.

[OKCTalker]

Will - You're the man! Thanks for the great pictures.

[UnFrSaKn]

Wow... some of the few pics of the city that you can show the old and the new, and i prefer the new... granted those are the 1972 pics... i'm curious what both of those vantage points looked like in the 30's...

Grand (Sheridan) & Harvey, looking East
1908


Looking East. Colcord is the white building.

View today


Hudson & Sheridan
20's


Baltimore Building
Harvey & Sheridan
1947

View today


Looking West on Grand (Sheridan) across Harvey. Old courthouse in the background

View today


Looking West at Sheridan & Robinson. Robinson was not a straight street but had a bend. Colcord on the right.
May 1944




OKLAHOMA INDUSTRIAL FINANCE CO., 406 W. GRAND, OKLAHOMA CITY
Sheridan & Hudson
May 1954
Stage Center site

[ljbab728]

Some retro photos from 1972...



Sheridan and Hudson Ave.
Everything in this photo is gone except for the recently constructed Sandridge Tower in the upper right.

That's not entirely correct because the Regency Towers building is in the background also.

[Lauri101]

Great pictures! I remember going to Beverly's, back in the day...

[Just the facts]

Biggest difference between 1972 and now? There are people in the 1972 picture.

[Rover]

Biggest difference between 1972 and now? There are people in the 1972 picture.

Were you around downtown in late 60s early 70s? It was mostly very seedy and there were few people around. There is WAY more activity and life now. The stretch where the Biltmore stood was especially seedy with the Hotel Black at the next corner (the Hotel Black wasn't known for its architecture, btw). I remember a state YMCA function in high school where we stayed at the Biltmore and had huge problems in the lobby and the streets with hookers and drunks. You can pick another time to glorify, but this time frame was not a great time to be downtown.

[Bellaboo]

Biggest difference between 1972 and now? There are people in the 1972 picture.

I don't see one soul in the 1972 picture.... now in 1947 there was a crowd.

You ought to see the crowd on game night..... too many folks down there.

[UnFrSaKn]

Not really saying it was a better time or not. It seems that people were the problem then not what buildings were still standing. I wouldn't know since the photos are ten years before my time. I know there's plenty of older folks who actually remember that time. It's mostly for the younger folks. I think everyone who calls this city their home needs a history lesson and who knows maybe someone young will get inspired like I did seeing what their city used to be like. You have to consider the past when you move onward into the future. Perhaps it will give some new appreciation for what's left and what the city could be in the coming decades. The younger generations are who will carry the city into this century.

[Dustin]

Devon Energy prepares to celebrate first Christmas at new Oklahoma City headquarters | NewsOK.com

[dankrutka]

Not sure where to post this... Has anyone used this site?: WhatWasThere - Put history in its place! or historypin.com. Might be useful sites for preserving history...

[UnFrSaKn]

Historypin seems to be much better. Looks like someone from Okhistory already did a bunch of them. They're some I haven't seen too. The high quality, non Oklahoma Historical Society watermarked images. This should help people get an idea of where the buildings used to be. This would have helped me a lot if I knew about it a couple years ago.

[UnFrSaKn]

A few aren't quite accurate but you can post comments on each photo. Requires a Google account. Our StreetView is so outdated, Devon Energy Center has been planned, constructed and finished since the Fall 2007-2008 images were created.

[Snowman]

A few aren't quite accurate but you can post comments on each photo. Requires a Google account. Our StreetView is so outdated, Devon Energy Center has been planned, constructed and finished since the Fall 2007-2008 images were created.

Given how much the Google Maps cars have been seen around over the last two years it is surprising they do not have a faster way of integrating new images

[Pete]

Devon Energy prepares to celebrate first Christmas at new Oklahoma City headquarters | NewsOK.com

This will look really, really cool.

Combined with the Myriad Gardens, the skating rink and the Colcord, this area is a going to be a holiday wonderland. I bet the tower will have some cool holiday color schemes as well.

Devon continues to impress!

[HangryHippo]

Devon is such a wonderful member of this community! Kudos to them for their continued impressive work!

[Pete]

Interesting to note those huge ornaments will go in the green area between Devon and the Colcord, not on their large lawn.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

Thought I would go a different direction with a Devon Tower picture.

[OKCisOK4me]

Speeding through Bricktown on a Monday night...

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

It was Thursday, and I was going about 20 MPH.

[OKCisOK4me]

It was Thursday, and I was going about 20 MPH.

You totally missed the sarcasm...

[Aleksandr Pletnyov]

This building turned out to be better than I ever could have imagined. And with those lights. And the Christmas decorations!
I'm a very very happy person right now.
Hopefully this building will not be the only iconic building in the skyline and it will be joined by others.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

Guess so. Went right over my head.