To be considered for the Walk of Fame, a person shall:

• Have demonstrated a lifetime of service to the community in general; or
• Have made an extraordinary contribution or act of selflessness or statesmanship for Enid.

Nominations must include the name, biography, and a photo of the individual that is being nominated. Additionally, the name, phone number, and mailing address of the individual submitting the nomination should also be included.

To submit a nomination, download and submit the form with the biography and photo of the individual nominated from: Enid.org/WalkofFame. Nominations will be accepted in the City of Enid Office of the City Clerk until 5 p.m. local time on Friday, May 1, 2026.

Please submit an envelope with your nomination marked as follows:

City of Enid
Attn: City Clerk - Nomination for Walk of Fame
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Municipal Complex
401 West Owen K. Garriott Road
Enid, OK 73701

Information may be obtained in the office of the City Clerk at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Municipal Complex, 401 West Owen K. Garriott Road, Enid, Oklahoma, 73701 or by calling (580) 616-7274.

I originally wrote this list in 2008 and have revised it and added to it over the years. It is one of the most engaged posts I've ever written about Enid and it usually sparks the most comments and additional memories. Many of the most memorable items on the list were popular in the 50's, 60's and 70's.

Being a kid in Enid, back in the day, meant you were free to ride your bike anywhere in town and you always felt safe. You could explore creeks, tunnels and parks where few adults ever wandered. As kids we remember certain things that stick in our memories forever. This list will include of few of those events, places, businesses and people.

Some of you might not remember everything on the list but I hope it brings back a few great memories. From time to time I do add and subtract from the list. I hope you enjoy rereading the list if it's been a while since you've seen it.

You might be from Enid if...

1. You dressed a little crazy on the last Saturday of July
2. You spent your allowance at Wackers, Woolco and OTASCO
3. You were or knew an extra in the movie "Dillinger"
4. You ate at a restaurant with a train in it and a train with a restaurant in it
5. You know where you were during the "Flood of '73"
6. You know the Wee Too is not a Chinese restaurant
7. If you're immune to jet engine noise and train horns
8. You can spell Chautauqua and know what it is
9. "Going to the City" meant shopping at Crossroads Mall
10. You attended P.U. and had a skunk mascot
11. You've ever used the term "flyboy"
12. You know what "The Quill" is
13. You've ever seen the winding of a May Pole
14. Someone talked you into going to the "insane asylum"
15. You watched the "submarine races" at Meadowlake
16. You know where Lahoma Road was
17. You remember riding the "Bullet" at Meadowlake
18. You ate at a restaurant that had a volcano in it
19. You know where the "Wheat Capital of the World" was
20. You remember the smell of Bond or Ken's Bakeries
21. You remember the smell of Champlin Oil Refinery
22. You honked while driving by the Enid State School
23. Your favorite astronaut is Owen K. Garriott
24. You threw peanuts into the monkey pit at the zoo
25. You know who the Price brothers are
26. You know who won the 1998 Grammy for Best New Age Album
27. You've ever heard something blamed on the "City Fathers"
28. You got into the "Trail Drive-In" in someone's trunk
29. You've ever been on an Adventure Quest
30. You've marched in a Tri-State parade
31. "Chapter 7" meant more to you than bankruptcy
32. You know that the Tia Juana wasn't a Mexican eatery
33. You know where Enid's only escalator was
34. You've heard about the failure of "the loop"
35. You know the Simpsons aren't named OJ and Bart
36. You remember the masked jogger pushing his wife in a wheelchair
37. You heard wild stories about the Magnificent Cobra
38. You read books at a Carnegie Library
39. You bought Boy Scout supplies at Coldirons
40. You know which President ate at the Wagon Wheel
41. You could hear the stock cars races at the Enid Speedway
42. You bought school supplies at Vaters
43. You saw the Thunderbirds at an airshow
44. You think carnival rides can only exist on W. Broadway
45. You rented skis from Simpsons, Evans or Crosscourt
46. You swam indoors at the "Y"
47. You've sat in an empty bathtub during a severe storm
48. You ran across the train bridge at Meadowlake to beat the train
49. You know what "Donkey Basketball" was
50. You ever dragged Van Buren (or Grand)
51. You accidentally call Taco Bandito, Taco Grande
52. You loved the Three Towers dressing
53. You know that John Wilkes Booth REALLY died in Enid
54. You got shakes at Gold Spot
55. You think of Roman Holiday for pizza not as a movie
56. You remember the number to Time & Temperature
57. You bought an album or cassette from Jack
58. Your favorite cookies are Katy's
59. You chased hot air balloons at Summerfest
60. You watched fireworks at Meadowlake Park
61. You know Boggy Creek had tadpoles not monsters
62. PEGASYS wasn't Greek mythology to you
63. You've followed EnidBuzz.com!

Here are some comments we've gotten on this post over the years...

1.  Robin Pierce

   July 20, 2010 at 1:16 pm

   I’m stumped on the answer to #33! Can you help?

2. Buzz Head

   July 20, 2010 at 1:32 pm

   Hi Robin, the escalator was in the original Mongomery Wards building which later became Evans Drug on the corner of Randolph and Grand.

3. Lorie Legere

   July 20, 2010 at 3:30 pm

   I can’t remember the restaurant in #18, with a volcano???? Please help me out!

   • Buzz Head

     July 20, 2010 at 3:42 pm

     Toucan Harry’s in the Midwestern Inn on Van Buren.

4. Erica

   July 21, 2010 at 10:04 am

   # 36 ? What is that about????

   • Buzz Head

     July 21, 2010 at 10:54 am

     Used to be a guy that jogged everywhere around town. In the summer he would wear a full ski mask, no shirt and a speedo. You could usually see him running along Garriott. About half the time he was pushing his wife who sat in a wheel chair but was not unable to walk. This went on for years.

5. Jessi

   July 26, 2010 at 11:41 am

   The masked jogger was a state school “graduate”. (See #22) Sometimes he pushed his wife in a shopping cart and other times he wore a tutu to run in. It was always fun to see what new outfit he would wear. I’m not sure I ever saw the speedo though.

6. Michael

   August 5, 2010 at 3:48 pm

   you knew that too get your boy scout stuff you would have to go to coldirons

   The shale pit was an awesome place to take the motorcycle or 4×4

   Grand Natl Quail hunt every year at Mid western Inn

   4th of july at Meadowlake

   Awesome air shows

   Wheat capitol of the world

   Spectator races at the speedway

   Hardees to Meadowlake was the drag

7. Kurt

   November 1, 2010 at 9:17 pm

   Burger Chef predated McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and Hardee’s.

   Hickory Hut was way out west, but the skating rink was practically in the panhandle.

8. Kurt

   November 1, 2010 at 9:17 pm

   You’re from Enid if you know which President ate at the Wagon Wheel.

9. Pam Pattillo

   December 31, 2010 at 4:18 pm

   You might be from Enid if your Dad met your Mom at the Youngblood Hotel.

10. Randy (stet)

    May 27, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    You might have gone to Enid High if you know what the boys wore for swim class in the ’60s!! (SR ’67)

11. Scott

    June 17, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    Nixon stayed at the Midwestern Inn and walked to the Wagon Wheel in the middle of the night during the Quail Hunt.
    The EHS Boys swim class’ wore the same nothing in the 70s as well. When did that finally STOP?
    Before there was Wal Mart or K.Mart, all the kids bought school supplies at Vaters.
    Did anyone house band kids in their own homes in the 60s and 70s from other states for Tri State?
    How about Pizza Inn and the guy managing the place calling everyone “Ralph!”

    • Buzz Head

      June 28, 2011 at 5:50 pm

      Thanks for the additions!

12. Karen Waldman

    June 28, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    You know you are from Enid if you remember:

    The great walk-out protest against the school dress code.

    Playing “Ghosts at Midnight” in the Bird Sanctuary

    Visits to the Lahoma Drive-in

    Dear Gabby in the Waller newspaper.

    • Buzz Head

      June 28, 2011 at 5:49 pm

      Great additions!

13. Karen Waldman

    July 2, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    Does anyone know what happened to the Main Street Station railroad car that used to be a restaurant downtown? Thanks!

Mid-America Summerfest began in the summer of 1986 running annually for six years until it ended in 1991. Summerest was put on and organized by the Enid A.M. AMBUCS as a fundraiser and a three-day community event. It was originally conceived as a celebration to lift spirits of Northwest Oklahoma residents.

The festival promised to be top-notch entertainment for the whole family. It was a combined effort of the AMBUCS working in cooperation with other local civic clubs and the City of Enid. It took hundreds of volunteers that spent countless hours in preparation for each celebration.

Summerfest was most well known for the hot air balloons but there was a very wide variety of activities. Exhibits and displays included antiques cars, lumberjacks, antique engines & steam show, Skoal Bandit racing car, Kodak Chipmunk aerobatic plane, fireworks, arts & crafts, commercial booths, petting zoo, bands, Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats, Magicians of Taipei, comedy, food, and much, much more.

Enid Buzz will be updating this page with more photos, videos, posters, publications and stories from Summerfest. Stay tuned! We're just getting started.

Listen to our hour long Podcast interview about Summerfest. Click the play button and the podcast will load and play.

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The family asks that attendees wear whatever ballpark attire makes them comfortable.

Paul co-founded Advance Foods which became AdvancePierre and was eventually purchased by Tyson Foods. He was also involved in bringing No Mans Land Beef Jerky to Enid.

Among other recognitions, Paul has in the past been chosen as Enid’s Business Person of the Year and as Pillar of the Plains Citizen of the Year. He was voted into the Enid Hall of Fame and the Enid Public Schools Hall of Fame. In 2018, Paul was elected to the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.

His legacy lives on in projects like the David Allen Memorial Ballpark and the Advance Soccer Complex just to mention a few. Paul was also a great champion for entrepreneurs and would speak at the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Entrepreneur Seminar Series.

Taking 10 years to complete, it contains 18 short stories from her and 22 from others, many of which are from Enid! ALL proceeds will benefit 4RKids as the upstart costs have been taken care of.

Nancy explained, "Growing up in Enid with a severely developmentally disabled sister influenced this project...she was the first child of my parents, Olive and Duane Traylor, in 1950. My parents lived here until their passings. My sister died when I was a senior at Enid High School but the compassion and love I saw modeled by my parents affected my life forever."

Nancy will also will be writer featured at the Enid Library Author's Fest on April 19.

The book is available through Amazon for $12.99 plus tax and shipping (also ebook) and at the 4R Kids 2nd story Gift Shop at 710 S. Overland Trail for $15, which includes tax. Bookstore hours are . Monday – Friday 10AM – 5 PM & Saturday 10 AM – 2 PM, closed on Sunday. The book will also be available on the 4rkids.com website and can be shipped for a small charge.

Ethel rode a horse each day to the little red school house, which was Glenwood School.  She had to quit school when her mother died, to stay home and take care of her two brothers who farmed the land. This prevented her from being our first generation to graduate from Enid High school.

Ethel married William A. (Bert) Erwin in 1909. They purchased 1009 W. Randolph sometime not long after. Over the years we always called it Ten-O-Nine. Their daughter, my grandma, was born there, on the second floor, in 1913. She was the last person to own the house until it was sold along with the other homes on the block for commercial development.

The house was basically located where Taco Mayo is today. The entire block was filled with large two story homes when I was a kid.

Vintage Enid Photo

The photo above is a picture of my grandma, Elizabeth Scaling, in a wagon being pulled by a goat. The photo was taken in front of Ten-O-Nine around 1916-1917. The house next door (in the background) really changed over the years while old Ten-O-Nine stayed much the same.

1009 W. Randolph, Enid

Here is an early photo of 3 young girls in front of Ten-O-Nine. We are not sure who the girls are but most likely neighbors. Notice the lot next door and the big house in the background. The house in the background would have been on the southwest corner of Van Buren and Randolph. My best guess is that this was in the 1920's.

1009 W. Randolph, Enid

This photo is a better shot than the one above it. Again this is 1009 W. Randolph looking east. The street between the two story houses was Van Buren when it was nothing more than another 2 lane street named after a president. The house in the background closest to Ten-O-Nine eventually was torn down and became the south bound lane of Van Buren. There is a lady in a mink coat walking a dog in the background. Best guess is that this photo was taken right around 1920. This is Elizabeth Erwin Scaling at about age 7-8.

1009 W. Randolph, Enid

Yet another photo in front of Ten-O-Nine looking east toward Van Buren and downtown. Again this is Elizabeth Erwin Scaling in the mid to late 192o's. Notice the two story behind her head. That is the home that faced east looking down Randolph towards downtown. That was where James and Randolph split. Once Van Buren was widened that house lost almost all of its front yard.

1009 W. Randolph, Enid

We discovered this photo of Ten-O-Nine with a big tree in front and a new house next door. Our best guess on this photo is the 1940's or 1950's. The single story on the left eventually became a gas station and the house on the right had a complete remodel somewhere down the road.

Ethel Valentine Erwin

My great grandma, Ethel Erwin, owned the home before my grandma. This black and white photo shows my uncle, Richard Scaling, with my great grandma standing in front of Ten-O-Nine. The year must have been in the early 1950's.

1009 West Randolph, Enid

This photo is most likely from the late 60's or early 70's which is the way I remember the house as a kid. It seemed like a huge house and had the coolest wrap around front porch. There were stairs on the front and back of the porch so we ran around it for hours. It also had a two person swing that kept us occupied for hours.
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There was a small gas station right next door to the east which rented U-Hauls. I remember playing in the front yard at night running and hiding from cars. I always wondered why the cars only seemed to come from one direction, as a kid I hadn't learned about one way streets.

1009 W. Randolph, Enid

This is an additional 1980's photo of Ten-O-Nine. The lot from which the picture was taken is the area between Randolph and James. All of these homes had been torn down for commercial development.

Scaling House

The last photo shows Ten-O-Nine in it's later years. This was late 70's or early 80's. All of the houses in the area were being bought up for a rumored development along Randolph and James. My grandma had moved into another home and held out selling Ten-O-Nine as long as she could. It wasn't long after this photo that the old place was torn down.

If you notice the garage in the background you can see it was painted half and half. From the time they were built, Ten-O-Nine and the house next door shared one driveway and each owned half of the garage. Talk about a parking nightmare!

Today, this is the parking lot and location of Taco Mayo. My grandma's house sat almost exactly where the restaurant is and it always brings back great memories when I eat there.

Interesting fact: If you look back through the photos you'll see a Gremlin and a Pacer parked at the house. My uncle may have been the only person to have owned both cars!!

Other award winners included:

• Winner of The Premier Special Event Over 1,000 Attendees for Holidays on Ice.
• Settlers won Best Buisness/Building Branding.
• Enid Brewing Co. won Best New Business.

The Oklahoma Main Street Center, a Division of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, holds an annual awards banquet where the accomplishments of local Main Street programs in 21 categories of community and economic development are recognized.

These awards, sent in by the local Main Street programs, showcase the enthusiasm, creativity and responsibility toward increasing revenue and creating jobs for their local business districts. Awards cover each of the Main Street Program’s 4-Point Approach to local economic revitalization including:

• Organization
• Promotion
• Design
• Economic Vitality

In addition, the “Main Street Program of the Year Award” is also given. This award recognizes quality in program activities and commitment to Main Street principles.

Board members from each program are recognized as well.

Other Enid nominations:

Best Façade Rehabilitation Over $10,000 -
Settlers Brewing Co.

Premier Special Event Under 1,000 Attendees –
Holiday Market at the Rink

Main Street Hero -
Thomas Rowe

Best Business Practices -
Park Avenue Thrift Enid

Best Placemaking Project -
Under Her Wing was the Universe

Best Retail Event -
Comic Con and Crazy Days

Best Visual Merchandising -
No. 5 Findings Store

Outstanding Image Promotion -
Downtown Promotional Banners AND
COVID Curbside Pickup Signs

The induction will take place during halftime at Enid High School’s first home football game at D. Bruce Selby stadium on September 3.

Garrison is this year’s honoree due to his continued contributions to public education and his decades-long commitment to EPS. The ceremony will honor him as a community member who has made tremendous impact in the lives of EPS students throughout the years.

Garrison, a 1967 EHS graduate, began his career with EPS as a teacher and coach at EHS and later went on to be the head principal of EHS. He has been the Director of Property Services for the district since 1997 and his total years with the district spans five decades. Garrison is the only EHS graduate to serve as a principal of EHS to date.

“I appreciate this honor very much from the Enid Public School Foundation and the Enid Public School administration,” said Garrison. “Going to work every morning for 50 years to Enid Public Schools has never been a job. It has been a passion that I have had - for an institution that has provided me with an outstanding education and a work experience that has allowed me to positively contribute, work, and serve the Enid Public Schools students and staff throughout my career. Thank you!”

Janna Jackson, director of EPSF, said she is excited to be involved in another Hall of Fame recognition.

“We are proud to include Ron Garrison in the EPSF Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding work”, said Jackson. “He has had an enormous influence on students and teachers during his tenure and continues to be a strong leader for public education.”

EPSF is a non-profit organization, operated by a volunteer Board of Trustees, which supports EPS. They awarded $128,000 during the 2020-21 school year to EPS classrooms, teachers and students through various programs. EPSF has been sponsoring the Hall of Fame since 2001 as a way to honor EHS graduates and those who contribute greatly to the community and schools of Enid.

The Hall of Fame is displayed inside EHS on the second floor where students and visitors can read about all inductee’s lives and accomplishments.

This Ranch themed new concept will specialize great steaks and Oklahoma Ranch-style food! A large bar area will feature unique cocktails, beer and wine including Balcones Whiskies.

The eatery will also eventually include a large outdoor venue which will be added with Bags, Horseshoes, Seating, Stage and Live Music!

Two Enid High graduates are coming home after 34 years. Rodney and Joni Brittain left Enid upon graduation in the early 80's and went on to have careers in other states after college at OSU. The couple has been married over 28 years and had settled in Bloomington, Illinois but continued to return to Enid for visits with family and friends.

2019 became the year that Rodney Brittain took action to make their dream of returning to Enid a reality. Brittain is returning with not only a desire to be back home but also with a business plan to open a unique eatery in downtown Enid.

Brittain is bringing a background in hotel and restaurant management along with friend and business partner Stephen Leins to open Cherokee Ranch Land & Cattle Co. Leins lives out of state but has made many trips to Enid to help with the design and planning of the business. The two have been friends for over 15 years.

If you've been on Facebook at all recently you may seen photos Brittain has been posting about the progress he is making on the old warehouse at 112 E. Cherokee, directly across the street from the David Allen Memorial Ballpark.

Brittain and Leins spent 5 years tossing around the idea of going into business together. Brittain said now was the perfect time to bring this new company to Enid. "If it was 10 years earlier, we would not be doing this," he said.

The partners have 31,500 square feet of warehouse to work with and they plan on having something unique in every square inch of the space. The vision is to create a fun, family western eatery with affordable meals. Brittain said, "We want to create something the community will be proud of."

Cherokee Ranch Land & Cattle Co. will seat around 200 people when completely full. The eatery is made up of a large main dining area, a vintage bar and an additional section to the west side of the building.

The main features of the restaurant are the wooden floors and grand overhead wooden rafters. Barn doors will be used on the front of the warehouse and saloon-style swing doors will be used inside to add to the western flair. Brittain purchased a 1890's New York Tavern Bar in Connecticut. He had the entire bar shipped to Oklahoma.

Not only has Brittain brought in a stunning, old-fashioned bar but he has acquired a vintage wooden wagon. An original Bull Durham Tobacco advertisement can still be seen on the large west brick wall. Brittain has been painstakingly trying to preserve the design and any other original touches he can.

A recent addition to the restaurant has been a new wall created to look like the porch of a cabin. Reclaimed wood has been used in the process bringing even more of a rustic feel to the space.

There are many more touches waiting to be added but Brittain does not want to completely spoil the surprise. He wants patrons to experience something they've never seen when they first walk into the restaurant.

Enid residents should expect to find great food, live entertainment and a fun atmosphere. Brittain hopes to have a buffet brunch and Bloody Mary bar once opened. There will be space for board meetings, private lunches and dinners of up to 20 people. They will also eventually have a banquet room that will accommodate up to 180.

Menu highlights include Spinach Artichoke Dip, Teriyaki Kebabs, BBQ Pork Tapas, Mediterranean Plate, Grilled Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap, The South Western Burger, Oven Roasted Portabella Wrap, Bacon Cheeseburger, Firecracker Chicken Wrap, Pan-Fried Mahi Mahi Reuben, Pork Tenderloin, The Original Fish Sandwich, Chicken Fried Steak, Grilled Ribeye, Grilled Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo, Mesquite Beef Tenderloin, Crab-Stuffed Portabella, Coconut Lobster and much more!

The restaurant will feature Creekstone Farms steaks served with chef's potatoes and vegetables. Other features include Chicken Kiev, Cajun Chicken Alfredo, Chicken Parmesan, Braised Bone-In Pork Chop, Peppercorn Salmon, Crab-Stuffed Shrimp, Fried Catfish w/ Fries, Chopped Sirloin, Pasta Primavera, Tortellini Alfredo, Baked French Onion Soup plus many others.

Desserts will include Fried Biscuits with Apple Butter, Strawberry Devonshire, Apple Pie Ala Mode and Original Creme Brule.

Go to their Facebook page to keep up-to-date on other news and specials. You can also get more details about the business on their website.

Hours will be 11:00am - 10:00pm Mon. thru Thurs. and 11:00am - 11:00pm Fri. - Sat. Sundays from 10:00am - 2:00pm they will serve family style meals and include a Bloody Mary Bar.

Patrons will be able to park right up front and in the parking lot located east of the restaurant at the end of the block.
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ENID, OK - Fox Business Network Launched its First Reality Show "Strange Inheritance," with Host Jamie Colby. Colby trekked across the heartland of America in search of stories about the rare and sometimes bizarre inheritances that get handed down from one generation to the next. The Enid episode aired on Monday, February 9, 2015.
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After eight months of filming the show has created 26 stories for the new series. Colby had to leave her co-anchor position on Fox Business Network's "America's News Headquarters" to film the series. The shows report on real life situations and are not scripted or staged.
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The show offers a more personal touch to the business of antiques and collectors' items on TV than similar shows such as PBS's "Antiques Roadshow" or History Channel's "American Pickers."
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For the first season, families across 25 states shared stories of their relatives inheritance including the Jordan family from Enid, Oklahoma. Colby came to Enid for the story and filmed parts of the show at the auction and also filmed some scenes in the storage garage of Brad Waken, who is also an avid car collector.
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Other destinations during the series include Ocean City, MD, Nashville, TN, Portalas, NM, and Miles City, MT.
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"Strange Inheritance" focuses on the entire story of inheritance, including the struggle families face in dealing with contested wills, tax burdens and other government or corporation related issues.
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Fox Business Network airs episodes of "Strange Inheritance" each week Monday through Thursday at 8pm CST, with two new episodes debuting back-to-back each Monday and Tuesday.
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The Jordan Vintage Car Collection

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Oliver Jordan is remembered as one tough “Okie”. In 1946, Jordan purchased an existing salvage yard in the town of Enid, Oklahoma that had been in business since the 1920's. He bought and sold parts out of the yard until the City of Enid told Jordan he would have to make changes to his business for zoning reasons. Rather than conform to the City, Jordan shut the doors to the yard in 1953.
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This didn't stop Jordan from buying cars and expanding his collection. After decades of collecting, the property was covered with hundreds of vintage vehicles from the early 1900's to the 1950’s. Over the years Jordan became known as the “man with all the cars”. Jordan always refused to sell any of his collection and kept his privacy.
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Jordan shared his life  and cars with his wife Ruby. In 2001, after Ruby fell from a ladder, a grandson came to to help out the family. He worked with his grandparents to help prepare them for their later years. He moved cars, inventoried them, and built a building to protect some of more valuable cars. Many of the original buildings were in disrepair and had started to fall on the cars. One of those cars was Jordan's 1936 Cord, among others.
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Oliver Jordan died in 2004 and left his wife Ruby with the entire collection and parts. The family worked together to try and sell the collection as a whole. There were many visits from several famous people, but there was never a final deal. After Ruby passed away, the family made the decision to offer the amazing collection at auction to the highest bidders.
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THE AUCTION

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VanDerBrink Auctions, LLC offered the amazing collection of approximately 250 vintage cars that ranged in age from the teens to some from the 1950’s. The majority of the collection was from the 1930’s and 1940’s. There were many rare cars in the collection including a 1936 Cord, 1937 Cord, one supercharged, and 1939 all aluminum Lincoln 7 passenger Sedan.  There were hundreds of cars and bodies that were purchased for custom rod, restorations, and parts. The collection was not only limited to vehicles, but also hundreds of collector parts primarily from the 1930’s and 1940’s.
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The Auction was held at the Jordan home in Enid, Oklahoma on June 7th, 2014. It had rained earlier in the week and the entire property was covered in mud. There were huge crowds throughout the day causing many people to have to park a mile away. I personally spotted several film crews capturing the auction.
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I hung out at the auction and took advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity with my camera. I took several hundreds of photos of the cars, parts and the crowd. See just a few pics below...
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Interview Date:   1/30/06. 
Interviewer:  Glen McIntire
Subject:  THE ENID DOWNTOWN SQUARE FROM MAXINE AUSTIN'S VIEW AS A CHILD
Length of Video: 48 minutes
. Written Summary: Andi Holland
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The Downtown Square was a big part of my childhood. Dad bought a drug store and mom did the bookkeeping.  What I share are a child’s memories.  There was no such thing as a babysitter so I was at the drugstore a lot.  A child is not impressed by offices so some of them along the square I don’t recall. A child is impressed by stores to look in during the 1920s. We were living in Marshall and the ladies would come to Enid to shop.  They would agree to meet at a certain time at the Lattice House in the northeast corner of the square across the street from dad’s drugstore.  It was a pleasant place to wait. There was no air conditioning so it was cool and there were roses growing around the outside.
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Where Bell’s Jewelry is now is where dad’s drugstore was.  From Bell’s going south next to the drug store was a five-story building.  Years later two or three of the stories were removed.  Next to that was a shoeshine parlor.  Kennedy’s department store was a big mercantile with ready to wear, piece goods, shoes, it was a women’s store.   Next to that was a very nice men’s store Meibergen and Godschalks.   Next was Hershberg’s.  It was smaller than Kennedy’s.  Mr. Hershberg was a colorful character.  He stood just inside the store and asked customers if they were treated well as they left.  I thought I was more sophisticated than to answer him, but I couldn’t beat him. Piece goods is fabric sold by the yard.  Next was the Evans drug store and next was Central National Bank.  It was a five story building on the corner of east Broadway and Grand. Dad had another drug store the Sanford-Kendrick drug store.  Above the drug store was a dance hall.  Next we are getting to the part of the square I wasn’t supposed to be at.  In high school that was the place to be.  Next was the Enid Restaurant and Supply and a movie house.  I wasn’t allowed to go there because they had rats that crawled around.  Lots of children couldn’t go there. Crossing the street to the southeast corner of Maine and Grand was a horse trough and Gensmen’s Hardware.  Doc McKay’s drugstore came later. There were some other offices and such that I didn’t visit. South side of square going west at corner of west Maine and Independence was Kress.  Coming back just to the east of Kress was the Boston Fruit Store. I didn’t get to eat there because daddy’s drug store served lunch.
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No Dairy Queen.  No fast food.  All the drugstores had fountains and served lunch.  They offered curb service. Dr. Bruce Henson was a curb hop as a young man.  People would come honk and so there were curb hops to take their orders. Enid Paint & Wallpaper was along there and was pretty to look at.  One of those buildings was William Cromwell’s Printing Company. Crossing Independence there was a hamburger stand. Crossing Maine going north on the west side was the Johnson Furniture Company.  Later that was Anthony’s. Next was Chenoweth and Green Music store.  Daddy had another drugstore, Sanford Stone.   Going north past Broadway was the Oklahoma State Bank.  Fred Champlin ran the bank.  It had a diagonal entrance.  Later it was the American National Bank. The drug store was were the Security National Bank is.  The last drug store dad owned.  There were six drug stores around the square; Evans, Corry’s, Sour Beer.  Then there was Kline’s ladies store. Olympic Candy store had homemade candy.  They were perhaps of Greek ancestry.  Occasionally mother and I would go to the movie then stop and get some candy. The Royal Theatre was the main movie theatre.  Corry’s drugstore on Randolph was famous because they sold victrolas and Vic directors in the back.  Quite a drawing place for the younger crowd.  It was where Holden’s is now.  Enid National Bank was one of the tall buildings.  It was completely destroyed and rebuilt.  A very pompous building.  You had to climb several steps to the door.  There were elevators to the upper floors. On one of the upper floors was the General Clinic.  It later moved and became Bass Integris.  There were many doctors there; F. A. Hudson, Harry Hudson, Dr. Fred Hudson, Dr. McElvoy, Dr. Kebbler.  Mother sprang her ankle once and daddy had taken her to the clinic.  As he was carrying her down the steps of the building he fell with her.  The steps were very hazardous.
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Going east on Randolph was the Sour Beer drugstore.  Next was the Enid Dine Café, actually a cafeteria.  I loved the cafeteria! Monaker Photograph Studio and on the second floor was the Nettler Sisters shop.  They did custom pleating, knitting, crochet work.  I had an accordion pleated skirt.  Going east was a men’s store, Batterton and Tagge, Dr. Tagge’s father.  Lowenhaupt’s ready to wear was next.  It had a men’s side and a women’s side.  That is where my parents bought me my first fur coat when I was going to college.  Woolworth’s came later in my childhood.  After graduation I married and moved to Chickasha. In very early childhood we lived in Marshall.  Wolf’s men’s store was L shaped.  The men’s department entrance was on Randolph.  The Women’s entrance was on north Grand.  Mother bought clothes and hats there.  Montgomery Wards was there later.  Originally Garfield State Bank was on the corner. Garfield State Bank went into bankruptcy during the Depression.  On the east side of north Grand was the Enid Business College.  An important and helpful place.  When our children were in high school we had them take typing there.  I wish my parents had.  Across the street to daddy’s drug store. At that time Broadway was not a through street.  Streetcars ran around the square.  The fare was 5 cents.  The streetcars went to Phillips University through the square west to Tyler then 2 blocks south to Oklahoma and west to where the Oklahoma Floral Company is.  There was a turn around there. In that part of town was the Geronimo Automobile Plant.
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Back to the square – The center of the square was the Courthouse that burned.  It was three or four stories and quite an elaborate and imposing building.  The post office was where the library is now.  After the Courthouse burned there was considerable discussion about Broadway becoming a through street.  You might say it was a burning issue!  The square was actually a rectangle.  There were gardens in the square.  A pleasant, hospitable gesture and made Enid a pleasant place to shop. The Oxford Hotel was one block north of the square on Grand and Maple and served meals on Sunday.  It was the big place on Sunday.  The drugstores served meals at noon and maybe sandwiches in the evening.
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Back to dad’s drug store – in 1918 my parents moved from Marshall and opened the drugstore.  It had a lunch counter and sold prescriptions featuring professional pharmacists.  My dad was a professional pharmacist and an officer in the National Federation of Retail Druggists.  He received that award much later.  Daddy’s policy was to hire people to do every job the store required including his registered pharmacists.  The people who worked the lunch counter gave him distress.  They were not reliable and not well educated, but the counter brought in a lot of traffic.  In the store there were cosmetics, the fountain and prescriptions. There was no mall, all the mercantile businesses were around the square.  The Saturday night activity was to get a good parking place by one of the drug stores and window shop then come back and honk for curb service and have some refreshment.
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The chocolate ice cream sodas were something.  Daddy was very particular about that.  They were excellent!  Ice cream, chocolate then more ice cream and chocolate then the carbonated water. It was a different world.  Quite remarkable that in 1923 only 30 years from the opening, the buildings were made of good material, good architecture and style and a lot had been accomplished in those 30 years.   In 1927 the Convention Hall was built.  Mrs. John Curran grew up in Boston.  She tried to bring good things to Enid.  We had good things too, Mary Gardener, the Opera star, Mrs. Zemabol the stage star, Sir Harry Lauder, the Scottish entertainer, Galla Kurshee, the metropolitan concerto.  We had good things thanks to her.
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We are currently locating more stories, more history and more photos of the Enid Businesses. Please continue to check in as we will continuously update this page as we acquire new material. Thanks to Maxine Austin (deceased) for sharing some of her personal memories and Andy Holland for her written summary.

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