I remember an Enid with a Sandy’s restaurant and a tiny place called Somewhere. Both were located on north Van Buren, Sandy’s was replaced with Hardees which was replaced with Carl’s Jr. The neat thing about these burger places was that they were in Enid before McDonalds. I found a fun website dedicated to the old Sandy’s chain. The photo [...]
The downtown courtyard with the Broadway Tower in the background. A great shot of the store fronts on the north side of the square looking east on Randolph. Taken from the corner of Independence and Maine looking east down Maine. I love the water fountain on the corner! Click photos to enlarge.
Yester Year In Enid, OK – 1933 (click for larger view) This vintage advertisement shows how people found their entertainment in Enid, OK prior to the invention of the iPod. And kids say there’s never anything to do today! Old Time Enid Trolley (click for a larger view) Here is a great photo of downtown Enid when Model T’s and [...]
Join CSRHC at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 25 as they explore the 100 year history of Cessna aircraft through a photographic documentary style presentation led by Archivist, Aaron Preston. The presentation is free to the public and will be held in the Heritage Center’s Research Center located on the lower level of the facility. Clyde Cessna’s dream of building [...]
We recently had a reader send us some photos and wondered if anyone in Enid could shed some light on a Stearman Junior Bicycle. The label on the bike indicates it came from Enid, OK. The bike belonged to their Grandmother that passed away in 1989 at the age of 71. They think this was hers at a young age [...]
Enid High students will continue the May Fete tradition tonight at Government Springs beginning at 6 pm. Other important EHS dates: Awards Program May 12, EHS Auditorium at 9:30 am Class Day May 13, EHS Auditorium at 1 pm Baccalaureate May 15, CS Conference Center at 7:30 pm Commencement May 20, Selby Stadium at 7:30 pm Vintage May Fete photos [...]
This great old vintage photo shows Zaloudek Implements when it was in downtown Enid. I believe this is the corner on Randolph just west of the Esquire.
