The northwest corner of the original First Christian Church of Okla. City, on N.W. 10th and Robinson, including a detail of one of the cupolas.
Tune/click in tomorrow for a special entry wrapping up the year, and announcing the future of this space (along with "the mother ship," Love During Wartime).
I've seen at least one more of these trapezoidal markers in my daily rounds - marking the downtown area. This one is on the southeast corner of N.E. 13th and Classen.
This restaurant is on the northwest corner of 16th and Classen. It originally served Middle Eastern cuisine (note the mozarabic dome); if it is currently in business, it appears to be a Mexican restaurant.
The opposite side of the marker we saw at entry 291. The legend reads:
University Station was built on this site in 1904, and served Epworth University — Oklahoma City’s first university — now O.C.U. A trolley car stop and trolley lines were laid out close to the 16 block campus to encourage development of surrounding areas. From Main Street, passengers rode up Broadway, then west on N.W. 13 street to this station. Later, the Classen Line was extended north to Belle Isle, the same line continuing north to stops in Britton, Edmond, and Guthrie.
This marker and cast-iron silhouette mark "University Station", a trolley stop at the n.w. corner of N.W. 17th and Classen. It was built in 1904, primarily as a stop for Epworth University, which later became known as Oklahoma City University.
Another example of a business in the "Asian District": a bank designed in a stereotypical "pagoda" style.
I promised sample pictures of unique businesses in the "Asian District" along Classen Blvd. I count at least three languages in this sign: English, Spanish, and (I assume) Vietnamese.
These signs represent a portion of my ten-block constitutional (taken two weeks ago). These unique "Asian District" street signs begin at NW 21st and Classen, and end around NW 34th.
There's an amazing number of Asian businesses - Chinese, Laotian, Vietnamese - along this corridor. The next couple of pictures will share representative examples.
Section of side walk on the east side of Classen. This is the only area I saw, in the few blocks I walked, which had bricks. The section seems fairly well-kept, considering the lot is empty.
This shop recently moved for the third time (to my knowledge). Pictured here is the second location, in a plaza on the southwest corner of NW 30th and Classen. It was previously further north, on Western.
It now has a new name (something like "Hippie Shop"), and is located around 2100 N. Shartel.
This Trumpet Vine has taken over a fence to east-north-east of the jeep shown below. This fence delineates the eastern edge of the former deli's property.
As promised (Wed, Aug 29) the reason this coffee shop/deli was called "Jeep on a Stick". So far as I know, this was never the official place of the place. The sign on the gate reads "Back Door Cafe"; one had to enter through the back.
A detail of the milk bottle. In an e-mail, Brother Dave tells me this grocery was one of two places on the "north side" (north of the Canadian River) which sold 3.2 beers to minors when he was a teen.
The "milk bottle" - originally constructed to promote Townley's Milk, which was produced locally. Happily, Braum's is also an Oklahoma-based company, and was willing to support the preservation of this landmark.
