ISSY'S DINER ~ HOMETOWN HISTORICAL SITES

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* ISSY'S CREDITS & LINKS
* SHOW CASE OF AWARDS
& WEB RINGS
* HOME TOWN HISTORICAL SITES
* HISTORICAL EVENTS

* Barnard School House
* Emmanual Baptist Church
* Building Advertisement
* Sunshine Store
* Santa Fe Train Depot
* The City Market
* Re-Fueling Station
* The Diner's Menu

Home Town Historical Sites

Barnard Elementary School, built in 1909, just two years after the Statehood of Oklahoma. The school was named for Kate Barnard, the first teacher in town. Originally, the structure held two very large, round, metal fire escapes, resembling slides, on either side of the building, from a 3rd story window to the ground. Though parts of the building are still in use by the school, the fire escapes were removed several years ago and the 3rd floor is completely closed. Three newer structures house most of the children, with a brand new addition being built this summer. (1999) Barnard was once the school house for Kindergarten through 6th grade -- it now holds only 1st and 2nd grades.

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Downtown Emmanual Baptist Church, over 100 years old, constructed of imported stone, reminiscent of European castles.

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The sides of grocery store and bakery buildings were once the ideal place for advertisements -- long since replaced by modern billboards.

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As you can see by the top ediface, this bicycle shoppe was originally a grocery store~
"Mooneyham Sunshine Store"
one of many individually owned and operated grocery stores, smothered out by the giant supermarket chains.
Of Interest:
ph. 234 Free Delivery

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This train depot is constructed of Bedford Stone, in a unique design which resembles a Scottish lighthouse, accented with a clay-tile roof. Though there have been no passenger trains here in many decades, the structure has been maintained in its original condition and is now used as a museum, housing numerous railroad artifacts.

This postcard dated 1943 depicts the dining car of the Santa Fe "El Capitan".

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This structure has not been as fortunate as the previous, and has not been maintained nor renovated. Having once been a re-fueling station for steam locomotives, this is where trains stopped to refill with water and coal. Abandoned and forsaken, it looms like a haunted house against the eastern sky.

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The sign over the entrance is the only thing remaining to tell what this building once was. This structure, like so many others on East Main, are now used as pawn shops and second-hand stores, residing under the title of "Antiques".

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Home Town Historical Sites (continued)

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"Memories, they can't be bought, and
They can't be won at the carnivals for free ~
It took me years, to get those souviners,
And I don't know how they slipped away from me..."
~ John Prine

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